Materials consideration for the design, fabrication and operation of microscale robots

C Chen, S Ding, J Wang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Microscale robots have been the focus of extensive research efforts resulting in various
innovative developments that broaden their capabilities and applications. The rational …

Medical microrobots

V Iacovacci, E Diller, D Ahmed… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Scientists around the world have long aimed to produce miniature robots that can be
controlled inside the human body to aid doctors in identifying and treating diseases. Such …

Roadmap for clinical translation of mobile microrobotics

U Bozuyuk, P Wrede, E Yildiz, M Sitti - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Medical microrobotics is an emerging field to revolutionize clinical applications in
diagnostics and therapeutics of various diseases. On the other hand, the mobile …

Robot-assisted chirality-tunable acoustic vortex tweezers for contactless, multifunctional, 4-DOF object manipulation

T Li, J Li, L Bo, H Bachman, B Fan, J Cheng, Z Tian - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Robotic manipulation of small objects has shown great potential for engineering, biology,
and chemistry research. However, existing robotic platforms have difficulty in achieving …

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 …

Miniaturized therapeutic systems for ultrasound-modulated drug delivery to the central and peripheral nervous system

P Zhu, I Simon, I Kokalari, DS Kohane… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrasound is a promising technology to address challenges in drug delivery, including
limited drug penetration across physiological barriers and ineffective targeting. Here we …

Ultrasound robotics for precision therapy

ADC Fonseca, D Ahmed - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …

Imaging-guided bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots

H Han, X Ma, W Deng, J Zhang, S Tang, OS Pak… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro-and nanorobots excel in navigating the intricate and often inaccessible areas of the
human body, offering immense potential for applications such as disease diagnosis …

SonoPrint: Acoustically Assisted Volumetric 3D Printing for Composites

P Agrawal, S Zhuang, S Dreher, S Mitter… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in additive manufacturing in composites have transformed aerospace, medical
devices, tissue engineering, and electronics. A key aspect of enhancing properties of 3D …