Magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics

N Ebrahimi, C Bi, DJ Cappelleri, G Ciuti… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

Physics of microswimmers—single particle motion and collective behavior: a review

J Elgeti, RG Winkler, G Gompper - Reports on progress in …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Locomotion and transport of microorganisms in fluids is an essential aspect of life. Search
for food, orientation toward light, spreading of off-spring, and the formation of colonies are …

Colloidal tubular microrobots for cargo transport and compression

X Wang, B Sprinkle, HK Bisoyi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Microrobot swarms have seen increased interest in recent years due to their potentials for in
vivo delivery and imaging with cooperative propulsion modes and enhanced imaging …

Emergent behavior in active colloids

A Zöttl, H Stark - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …

Recent developments in magnetically driven micro-and nanorobots

XZ Chen, M Hoop, F Mushtaq, E Siringil, C Hu… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanorobots are promising devices for biomedical and environmental applications.
The past few years have witnessed rapid developments in this field. This short review …

Active particles in complex and crowded environments

C Bechinger, R Di Leonardo, H Löwen… - Reviews of modern …, 2016 - APS
Differently from passive Brownian particles, active particles, also known as self-propelled
Brownian particles or microswimmers and nanoswimmers, are capable of taking up energy …

Motion control in magnetic microrobotics: From individual and multiple robots to swarms

L Yang, L Zhang - Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Magnetic microrobotics has undergone approximately 20 years of development, and the
robotics and control communities have contributed significant theoretical and practical …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic helical micromachines: fabrication, controlled swimming, and cargo transport

S Tottori, L Zhang, F Qiu, KK Krawczyk… - Advanced …, 2012 - researchgate.net
TION wileyonlinelibrary. com© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Adv.
Mater. 2012, 24, 811–816 was 10.0 μm. Other similar designs of microholders were also …

Small‐scale machines driven by external power sources

XZ Chen, B Jang, D Ahmed, C Hu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐and nanorobots have shown great potential for applications in various fields,
including minimally invasive surgery, targeted therapy, cell manipulation, environmental …