Towards multifunctional robotic pills

R Mundaca-Uribe, N Askarinam, RH Fang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Robotic pills leverage the advantages of oral pharmaceutical formulations—in particular,
convenient encapsulation, high loading capacity, ease of manufacturing and high patient …

Biocompatible smart micro/nanorobots for active gastrointestinal tract drug delivery

B Zhang, L Zhu, H Pan, L Cai - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Oral delivery is the most commonly used route of drug administration owing to
good patient compliance. However, the gastrointestinal (GI) tract contains multiple …

Recent advancements in Mg-based micromotors for biomedical and environmental applications

B Qin, S Gao, X Wang, H Zhang, Z Wu - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic micro/nanomotors have attracted considerable attention due to their promising
potential in the field of biomedicine. Despite these great potentials, the propulsions of major …

Separable Microneedle for Integrated Hyperglycemia Sensing and Photothermal Responsive Metformin Release

R Ge, C Sun, J Su, M Tian, Y Qiao, J Li, J Du… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microdevices that offer hyperglycemia monitoring and controllable drug delivery are urgently
needed for daily diabetes management. Herein, a theranostic separable double-layer …

[HTML][HTML] Oral administration microrobots for drug delivery

A Ren, J Hu, C Qin, N Xia, M Yu, X Xu, H Yang, M Han… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Oral administration is the most simple, noninvasive, convenient treatment. With the
increasing demands on the targeted drug delivery, the traditional oral treatment now is …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) in metabolic diseases

J Li, X Hu, Z Xie, J Li, C Huang, Y Huang - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
GDF15 is a stress response cytokine and a distant member of the transforming growth factor
beta (TGFβ) superfamily, its levels increase in response to cell stress and certain diseases in …

Collisions enhance tracer diffusivity in an active Janus bath

M Bailey, D Fedosov, F Paratore, F Grillo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The generation of fluid flows by autophoretic microswimmers has been proposed as a
mechanism to enhance mass transport at the micro-and nanoscale. Here, we experimentally …