Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

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 …

Microrobotic swarms for selective embolization

J Law, X Wang, M Luo, L **n, X Du, W Dou, T Wang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Inspired by the collective intelligence in natural swarms, microrobotic agents have been
controlled to form artificial swarms for targeted drug delivery, enhanced imaging, and …

Fantastic voyage of nanomotors into the cell

PL Venugopalan, B Esteban-Fernández de Ávila… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Richard Feynman's 1959 vision of controlling devices at small scales and swallowing the
surgeon has inspired the science-fiction Fantastic Voyage film and has played a crucial role …

Proinflammatory polarization of engineered heat-inducible macrophages reprogram the tumor immune microenvironment during cancer immunotherapy

Y Xue, X Yan, D Li, S Dong, Y ** - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The success of macrophage-based adoptive cell therapy is largely constrained by poor
polarization from alternatively activated (M2-like) to classically activated (M1-like) phenotype …

Swarm autonomy: From agent functionalization to machine intelligence

Y Wang, H Chen, L **e, J Liu, L Zhang… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Swarm behaviors are common in nature, where individual organisms collaborate via
perception, communication, and adaptation. Emulating these dynamics, large groups of …

Advances in surface design and biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles

EV Araújo, SV Carneiro, DMA Neto, TM Freire… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite significant efforts by scientists in the development of advanced nanotechnology
materials for smart diagnosis devices and drug delivery systems, the success of clinical trials …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) Nanocomposites in Advanced Biomedical Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review

M Pourmadadi, E Rahmani, A Shamsabadipour… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have demonstrated a wide range of applications and recently, novel
biomedical studies are devoted to improving the functionality and effectivity of traditional and …

Rare‐earth doped iron oxide nanostructures for cancer theranostics: magnetic hyperthermia and magnetic resonance imaging

SS Laha, ND Thorat, G Singh, CI Sathish, J Yi, A Dixit… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been extensively investigated
during the last couple of decades because of their potential applications across various …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in hydrogel design for articular cartilage regeneration: A comprehensive review

F Hashemi-Afzal, H Fallahi, F Bagheri, MN Collins… - Bioactive Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
This review paper explores the cutting-edge advancements in hydrogel design for articular
cartilage regeneration (CR). Articular cartilage (AC) defects are a common occurrence …