Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

3D printing of functional microrobots

J Li, M Pumera - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
3D printing (also called “additive manufacturing” or “rapid prototy**”) is able to translate
computer-aided and designed virtual 3D models into 3D tangible constructs/objects through …

Medical micro/nanorobots in complex media

Z Wu, Y Chen, D Mukasa, OS Pak, W Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Medical micro/nanorobots have received tremendous attention over the past decades owing
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …

Emergent behavior in active colloids

A Zöttl, H Stark - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

Intelligent micro/nanorobots for improved tumor therapy

Z Sun, Y Hou - BMEMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A major bottleneck underlying nanomaterial‐based tumor therapy lies in complex biological
environment and physiological barriers. Micro/nanorobots with the features of self …

Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors

S Sánchez, L Soler, J Katuri - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …

Materials learning from life: concepts for active, adaptive and autonomous molecular systems

R Merindol, A Walther - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

Fabrication of micro/nanoscale motors

H Wang, M Pumera - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …

Self-propelled Janus nanocatalytic robots guided by magnetic resonance imaging for enhanced tumor penetration and therapy

Z Sun, T Wang, J Wang, J Xu, T Shen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomedical micro/nanorobots as active delivery systems with the features of self-propulsion
and controllable navigation have made tremendous progress in disease therapy and …