Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Control and autonomy of microrobots: Recent progress and perspective

J Jiang, Z Yang, A Ferreira… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
After decades of development, microrobots have exhibited great application potential in the
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …

Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

Y Dong, L Wang, N **a, Z Yang, C Zhang, C Pan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …

Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery

Q Wang, Q Wang, Z Ning, KF Chan, J Jiang, Y Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro/nanorobotic swarms consisting of numerous tiny building blocks show great potential
in biomedical applications because of their collective active delivery ability, enhanced …

2D Catalytic Nanozyme Enables Cascade Enzyodynamic Effect‐Boosted and Ca2+ Overload‐Induced Synergistic Ferroptosis/Apoptosis in Tumor

Z Wang, X Wang, X Dai, T Xu, X Qian… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of glucose oxidase, exhibiting characteristics of glucose consumption and
H2O2 production, represents an emerging antineoplastic therapeutic approach that disrupts …

Swarming magnetic nanorobots bio-interfaced by heparinoid-polymer brushes for in vivo safe synergistic thrombolysis

M Yang, Y Zhang, F Mou, C Cao, L Yu, Z Li… - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Biocompatible swarming magnetic nanorobots that work in blood vessels for safe and
efficient targeted thrombolytic therapy in vivo are demonstrated. This is achieved by using …

Reconfigurable magnetic slime robot: Deformation, adaptability, and multifunction

M Sun, C Tian, L Mao, X Meng, X Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic miniature soft‐bodied robots allow non‐invasive access to restricted spaces and
provide ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery, micromanipulation, and targeted drug …

Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy‐guided platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents

M Sun, KF Chan, Z Zhang, L Wang, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment of
biofilm‐associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging …

Intelligent micro‐/nanorobots for cancer theragnostic

J Wang, Y Dong, P Ma, Y Wang, F Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the most intractable diseases owing to its high mortality rate and lack of
effective diagnostic and treatment tools. Advancements in micro‐/nanorobot (MNR)‐assisted …

tPA-anchored nanorobots for in vivo arterial recanalization at submillimeter-scale segments

B Wang, Q Wang, KF Chan, Z Ning, Q Wang, F Ji… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Micro/nanorobots provide a promising approach for intravascular therapy with high
precision. However, blood vessel is a highly complex system, and performing interventional …