Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy

X Yan, Q Zhou, M Vincent, Y Deng, J Yu, J Xu, T Xu… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Magnetic microrobots and nanorobots can be remotely controlled to propel in complex
biological fluids with high precision by using magnetic fields. Their potential for controlled …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic helical micromachines: fabrication, controlled swimming, and cargo transport

S Tottori, L Zhang, F Qiu, KK Krawczyk… - Advanced …, 2012 - researchgate.net
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Mater. 2012, 24, 811–816 was 10.0 μm. Other similar designs of microholders were also …

Magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics

N Ebrahimi, C Bi, DJ Cappelleri, G Ciuti… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

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 …

External power-driven microrobotic swarm: from fundamental understanding to imaging-guided delivery

Q Wang, L Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Untethered micro/nanorobots have been widely investigated owing to their potential in
performing various tasks in different environments. The significant progress in this emerging …

IRONSperm: Sperm-templated soft magnetic microrobots

V Magdanz, ISM Khalil, J Simmchen, GP Furtado… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
We develop biohybrid magnetic microrobots by electrostatic self-assembly of nonmotile
sperm cells and magnetic nanoparticles. Incorporating a biological entity into microrobots …

Magnetic actuation systems for miniature robots: A review

Z Yang, L Zhang - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A magnetic field, which is transparent and relatively safe to biological tissue, is a powerful
tool for remote actuation and wireless control of magnetic devices. Furthermore, miniature …