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 …

Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine

F Soto, J Wang, R Ahmed, U Demirci - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in medical robots promise to improve modern medicine and the quality of life.
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …

Chitosan-based nanomaterials for drug delivery

J Li, C Cai, J Li, J Li, J Li, T Sun, L Wang, H Wu, G Yu - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review discusses different forms of nanomaterials generated from chitosan and its
derivatives for controlled drug delivery. Nanomaterials are drug carriers with multiple …

Micro‐/nanorobots at work in active drug delivery

M Luo, Y Feng, T Wang, J Guan - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
After the tremendous advances over the past two decades, micro‐/nanorobots can
effectively convert other forms of energy into propulsion and movement, as well as be …

3D printed enzymatically biodegradable soft helical microswimmers

X Wang, XH Qin, C Hu, A Terzopoulou… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile micro‐and nanorobots are proposed for future biomedical applications, such as
diagnostics and targeted delivery. For their translation to clinical practice, biocompatibility …

Recent developments in magnetically driven micro-and nanorobots

XZ Chen, M Hoop, F Mushtaq, E Siringil, C Hu… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanorobots are promising devices for biomedical and environmental applications.
The past few years have witnessed rapid developments in this field. This short review …

Magnetic microrobot swarms with polymeric hands catching bacteria and microplastics in water

M Ussia, M Urso, CM Oral, X Peng, M Pumera - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The forefront of micro-and nanorobot research involves the development of smart swimming
micromachines emulating the complexity of natural systems, such as the swarming and …

Cancer Cells Microsurgery via Asymmetric Bent Surface Au/Ag/Ni Microrobotic Scalpels Through a Transversal Rotating Magnetic Field

J Vyskocil, CC Mayorga-Martinez, E Jablonská… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The actuation of micro/nanomachines by means of a magnetic field is a promising fuel-free
way to transport cargo in microscale dimensions. This type of movement has been …

Targeted drug delivery technology using untethered microrobots: A review

D Jang, J Jeong, H Song… - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Targeted drug delivery is a promising application of microrobots owing to the capability of
the microrobots to access nearly every region of the human body through the circulatory …