3D-printed microrobots from design to translation

SR Dabbagh, MR Sarabi, MT Birtek, S Seyfi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microrobots have attracted the attention of scientists owing to their unique features to
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …

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 …

Light-driven micro/nanomotors: from fundamentals to applications

L Xu, F Mou, H Gong, M Luo, J Guan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Light, as an external stimulus, is capable of driving the motion of micro/nanomotors (MNMs)
with the advantages of reversible, wireless and remote manoeuvre on demand with …

Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots: a review

Y Zhou, M Ye, C Hu, H Qian, BJ Nelson, X Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots (srFM/Ns) are a class of intelligent, efficient,
and promising microrobots that can react to external stimuli (such as temperature, light …

Micro-and nanomotors as active environmental microcleaners and sensors

J Parmar, D Vilela, K Villa, J Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in
the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end, micro/nanomotors are …

Photocatalytic TiO2 Micromotors for Removal of Microplastics and Suspended Matter

L Wang, A Kaeppler, D Fischer… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Environmental contamination is a major global challenge, and the effects of contamination
are found in most habitats. In recent times, the pollution by microplastics has come to the …

Graphene-based microbots for toxic heavy metal removal and recovery from water

D Vilela, J Parmar, Y Zeng, Y Zhao, S Sánchez - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal contamination in water is a serious risk to the public health and other life forms
on earth. Current research in nanotechnology is develo** new nanosystems and …

Microplastic removal and degradation by mussel‐inspired adhesive magnetic/enzymatic microrobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga‐Martinez, M Pumera - Small methods, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitous pollution by microplastics is causing significant deleterious effects on marine life
and human health through the food chain and has become a big challenge for the global …

Micromotors for environmental applications: a review

B Jurado-Sánchez, J Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-propelled micromotors represent a new paradigm in the environmental field, greatly
enhancing the efficiency of traditional operations due to the actively moving matter …

Semiconductors: Light‐Steered Isotropic Semiconductor Micromotors (Adv. Mater. 3/2017)

C Chen, F Mou, L Xu, S Wang, J Guan… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In article 1603374, J. Guan, Q. Zhang, and co-workers from Wuhan University of
Technology, China develop a new series of intelligent photoresponsive isotropic …