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 …

Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Swarming multifunctional heater–thermometer nanorobots for precise feedback hyperthermia delivery

J Liu, L Li, C Cao, Z Feng, Y Liu, H Ma, W Luo, J Guan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Micro-/nanorobots (MNRs) are envisioned to act as “motile-targeting” platforms for
biomedical tasks due to their ability to propel and navigate in challenging, hard-to-reach …

Swarming magnetic nanorobots bio-interfaced by heparinoid-polymer brushes for in vivo safe synergistic thrombolysis

M Yang, Y Zhang, F Mou, C Cao, L Yu, Z Li… - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Biocompatible swarming magnetic nanorobots that work in blood vessels for safe and
efficient targeted thrombolytic therapy in vivo are demonstrated. This is achieved by using …

Biomaterials elicit pyroptosis enhancing cancer immunotherapy

MJ Zhang, YY Wang, LL Han, XY Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapy has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of malignant tumors,
but its effectiveness is limited by the low immune response rate and immune‐related …

Targeting biofilm infections in humans using small scale robotics

HH Tran, A Watkins, MJ Oh, A Babeer, TP Schaer… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
The eradication of drug-resistant microbial biofilms remains an unresolved global health
challenge. Small-scale robotics are providing innovative therapeutic and diagnostic …

Engineered CpG‐Loaded Nanorobots Drive Autophagy‐Mediated Immunity for TLR9‐Positive Cancer Therapy

Y Wang, SL Qiao, J Wang, MZ Yu, NN Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Smart nanorobots have emerged as novel drug delivery platforms in nanomedicine,
potentially improving anti‐cancer efficacy and reducing side effects. In this study, an …

Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery

Q Wang, Q Wang, Z Ning, KF Chan, J Jiang, Y Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro/nanorobotic swarms consisting of numerous tiny building blocks show great potential
in biomedical applications because of their collective active delivery ability, enhanced …

Biomedical Micro‐/Nanomotors: Design, Imaging, and Disease Treatment

W Liu, Y Liu, H Li, H Nie, M Tian… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Untethered mobile micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs), as newly‐emerging attractive and versatile
nanotechnologies, are expected to be the next‐generation disease treatment tools, for …

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 …