3D Motion Manipulation for Micro‐and Nanomachines: Progress and Future Directions

H Huang, S Yang, Y Ying, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, micro‐and nanomachines (MNMs) have made outstanding
achievements in the fields of targeted drug delivery, tumor therapy, microsurgery, biological …

Engineering of self‐propelling microbots and microdevices powered by magnetic and electric fields

K Han, CW Shields IV, OD Velev - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the last two decades, advances in micro‐and nanofabrication have enabled the
development of a wide variety of active or “self‐propelling” microparticles, which convert …

Field-induced assembly and propulsion of colloids

AA Harraq, BD Choudhury, B Bharti - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electric and magnetic fields have enabled both technological applications and fundamental
discoveries in the areas of bottom-up material synthesis, dynamic phase transitions, and …

Recent advances in motion control of micro/nanomotors

Q Yang, L Xu, W Zhong, Q Yan, Y Gao… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanomotors are able to convert energy in different forms into propulsion and
movement with predesigned directions and velocities, enabling them to be self‐propelled …

Fabrication of self‐propelled micro‐and nanomotors based on Janus structures

Y Ye, J Luan, M Wang, Y Chen… - … A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Delicate molecular and biological motors are tiny machines capable of achieving numerous
vital tasks in biological processes. To gain a deeper understanding of their mechanism of …

Light-driven MOF-based micromotors with self-floating characteristics for water sterilization

H Huang, Y Zhao, H Yang, J Li, Y Ying, J Li, S Wang - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional motion (especially in the Z-axis direction) of metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs)-based micromotors (MOFtors) is essential but still in its infancy. Herein, we propose …

[HTML][HTML] Driving modes and characteristics of biomedical micro-robots

L Huang, Y Pan, M Wang, L Ren - Engineered Regeneration, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro-robots (MRs) are miniature machines with dimensions smaller than 1 mm and have
semi-or fully-autonomous capabilities, including sensing, decision-making, and performing …

Magnetically locked Janus particle clusters with orientation-dependent motion in AC electric fields

JG Lee, CP Thome, ZA Cruse, A Ganguly, A Gupta… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Active particles, or micromotors, locally dissipate energy to drive locomotion at small length
scales. The type of trajectory is generally fixed and dictated by the geometry and …

Field‐Directed Motion, Cargo Capture, and Closed‐Loop Controlled Navigation of Microellipsoids

HM Gauri, R Patel, NS Lombardo, MA Bevan, B Bharti - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microrobots have the potential for diverse applications, including targeted drug delivery and
minimally invasive surgery. Despite advancements in microrobot design and actuation …

Micro/Nanomotor‐Driven Intelligent Targeted Delivery Systems: Dynamics Sources and Frontier Applications

Y Yu, L Liang, T Sun, H Lu, P Yang, J Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanomotors represent a promising class of drug delivery carriers capable of
converting surrounding chemical or external energy into mechanical power, enabling …