Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

A review of magnet systems for targeted drug delivery

YL Liu, D Chen, P Shang, DC Yin - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
Magnetic drug targeting is a method by which magnetic drug carriers in the body are
manipulated by external magnetic fields to reach the target area. This method is potentially …

Recent advances in manipulation of micro-and nano-objects with magnetic fields at small scales

Q Cao, Q Fan, Q Chen, C Liu, X Han, L Li - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Manipulation of micro-and nano-objects has been widely studied in the past two decades
due to its potential applications in various fields. In this review, we focus primarily on …

Magnetically actuated propulsion at low Reynolds numbers: towards nanoscale control

P Fischer, A Ghosh - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress has been made in the fabrication of micron and sub-micron structures
whose motion can be controlled in liquids under ambient conditions. The aim of many of …

Magnetic steering control of multi-cellular bio-hybrid microswimmers

RW Carlsen, MR Edwards, J Zhuang, C Pacoret… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Bio-hybrid devices, which integrate biological cells with synthetic components, have opened
a new path in miniaturized systems with the potential to provide actuation and control for …

Hybrid-actuating macrophage-based microrobots for active cancer therapy

J Han, J Zhen, V Du Nguyen, G Go, Y Choi, SY Ko… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Using macrophage recruitment in tumors, we develop active, transportable, cancer
theragnostic macrophage-based microrobots as vector to deliver therapeutic agents to tumor …

Magnetic navigation system with gradient and uniform saddle coils for the wireless manipulation of micro-robots in human blood vessels

S Jeon, G Jang, H Choi, S Park - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A magnetic navigation system (MNS) for the wireless manipulation of micro-robots in human
blood vessels is a possible surgical tool for coronary artery disease. This paper proposes a …

A thermo-electromagnetically actuated microrobot for the targeted transport of therapeutic agents

G Go, VD Nguyen, Z **, JO Park, S Park - International Journal of Control …, 2018 - Springer
This work proposes the targeted transport of therapeutic agents using a thermo-
electromagnetically actuated microrobot. This microrobot is fabricated via UV polymerization …

In Situ Compensation of Triaxial Magnetic Field Gradient for Atomic Magnetometers

K Yang, J Lu, Y Ma, Z Wang, B Sun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic field gradients affect numerous modern sensitive measurements and physics
studies using atomic ensemble, resulting in the loss of coherence. In some cases, the …

Design, Control, and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Actuation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Y Huo, L Yang, T Xu, D Sun - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The enhancement of medical services relies significantly on engineering research. Magnetic
actuation systems (MASs) are designed to be safe for biomedical applications and offer long …