Recent advances in contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging: overcoming the physical and practical challenges

W Choi, B Park, S Choi, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

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 …

Lightweight and drift-free magnetically actuated millirobots via asymmetric laser-induced graphene

Y Chen, Y Guo, B **e, F **, L Ma, H Zhang, Y Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Millirobots must have low cost, efficient locomotion, and the ability to track target trajectories
precisely if they are to be widely deployed. With current materials and fabrication methods …

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 …

Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH **ong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

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 …

Lighting up micro-/nanorobots with fluorescence

M Yang, X Guo, F Mou, J Guan - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Micro-/nanorobots (MNRs) can be autonomously propelled on demand in complex
biological environments and thus may bring revolutionary changes to biomedicines …

Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy‐guided platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents

M Sun, KF Chan, Z Zhang, L Wang, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment of
biofilm‐associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging …

Design and nanoengineering of photoactive antimicrobials for bioapplications: from fundamentals to advanced strategies

H **n, Y Liu, Y **ao, M Wen, L Sheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, microbial infections have posed an arduous challenge to global public health,
whereas the rise of antibiotic resistance is rendering traditional antibiotic therapies futile …

Real-time 3D optoacoustic tracking of cell-sized magnetic microrobots circulating in the mouse brain vasculature

P Wrede, O Degtyaruk, SK Kalva, XL Deán-Ben… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Mobile microrobots hold remarkable potential to revolutionize health care by enabling
unprecedented active medical interventions and theranostics, such as active cargo delivery …