Untethered small-scale machines for microrobotic manipulation: From individual and multiple to collective machines

Q Wang, J Zhang, J Yu, J Lang, Z Lyu, Y Chen… - Acs Nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Untethered small-scale machines (USSMs) that can actively adjust their motion,
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Modularized microrobot with lock-and-detachable modules for targeted cell delivery in bile duct

L Su, D **, Y Wang, Q Wang, C Pan, S Jiang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The magnetic microrobots promise benefits in minimally invasive cell-based therapy.
However, they generally suffer from an inevitable compromise between their magnetic …

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 …

Swarming magnetic photonic‐crystal microrobots with on‐the‐fly visual pH detection and self‐regulated drug delivery

Z Yu, L Li, F Mou, S Yu, D Zhang, M Yang, Q Zhao… - InfoMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Swarming magnetic micro/nanorobots hold great promise for biomedical applications, but at
present suffer from inferior capabilities to perceive and respond to chemical signals in local …

Collective behaviors of magnetic active matter: recent progress toward reconfigurable, adaptive, and multifunctional swarming micro/nanorobots

D **, L Zhang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Active matter refers to the nonequilibrium system composed of interacting units
that continually dissipate energy at a single-unit level and transduce it into mechanical force …

Real-time ultrasound doppler tracking and autonomous navigation of a miniature helical robot for accelerating thrombolysis in dynamic blood flow

Q Wang, X Du, D **, L Zhang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered small-scale robots offer great promise for medical applications in complex
biological environments. However, challenges remain in the control and medical imaging of …