Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …
Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …
Autonomous environment-adaptive microrobot swarm navigation enabled by deep learning-based real-time distribution planning
Navigating a large swarm of micro-/nanorobots is critical for potential targeted
delivery/therapy applications owing to the limited volume/function of a single microrobot, and …
delivery/therapy applications owing to the limited volume/function of a single microrobot, and …
Reconfigurable magnetic microrobot swarm: Multimode transformation, locomotion, and manipulation
Swimming microrobots that are energized by external magnetic fields exhibit a variety of
intriguing collective behaviors, ranging from dynamic self-organization to coherent motion; …
intriguing collective behaviors, ranging from dynamic self-organization to coherent motion; …
Untethered small-scale machines for microrobotic manipulation: From individual and multiple to collective machines
Untethered small-scale machines (USSMs) that can actively adjust their motion,
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …
Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities
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 …
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …
Active generation and magnetic actuation of microrobotic swarms in bio-fluids
In nature, various types of animals will form self-organised large-scale structures. Through
designing wireless actuation methods, microrobots can emulate natural swarm behaviours …
designing wireless actuation methods, microrobots can emulate natural swarm behaviours …
Ultra-extensible ribbon-like magnetic microswarm
Various types of structures self-organised by animals exist in nature, such as bird flocks and
insect swarms, which stem from the local communications of vast numbers of limited …
insect swarms, which stem from the local communications of vast numbers of limited …
Control and autonomy of microrobots: Recent progress and perspective
After decades of development, microrobots have exhibited great application potential in the
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …
Magnetic microswarm composed of porous nanocatalysts for targeted elimination of biofilm occlusion
Biofilm is difficult to thoroughly cure with conventional antibiotics due to the high mechanical
stability and antimicrobial barrier resulting from extracellular polymeric substances …
stability and antimicrobial barrier resulting from extracellular polymeric substances …