Micro/Nanorobotic swarms: From fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

In vivo applications of micro/nanorobots

CM Oral, M Pumera - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Untethered robots in the size range of micro/nano-scale offer unprecedented access to hard-
to-reach areas of the body. In these challenging environments, autonomous task completion …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable microrobots and their biomedical applications: a review

J Li, J Yu - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
During recent years, microrobots have drawn extensive attention owing to their good
controllability and great potential in biomedicine. Powered by external physical fields or …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetically driven microrobots: Recent progress and future development

H Shen, S Cai, Z Wang, Z Ge, W Yang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Microrobots have received extensive attention in the past few decades, and the in-depth
research of micro-nano processing technology and micro-nano materials has promoted the …

Magnetically actuated helical microrobot with magnetic nanoparticle retrieval and sequential dual-drug release abilities

H Lee, S Park - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is one of the diseases with high mortality worldwide. Various methods for cancer
treatment are being developed, and among them, magnetically driven microrobots capable …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal and Magnetic Dual-Responsive Catheter-Assisted Shape Memory Microrobots for Multistage Vascular Embolization

Q Peng, S Wang, J Han, C Huang, H Yu, D Li, M Qiu… - Research, 2024 - spj.science.org
Catheters navigating through complex vessels, such as sharp turns or multiple U-turns,
remain challenging for vascular embolization. Here, we propose a novel multistage vascular …

Delivering drugs with microrobots

BJ Nelson, S Pané - Science, 2023 - science.org
More than 90% of drug candidates fail during clinical trials. There are many reasons for
failure—lack of efficacy, poor material properties, and a lack of commercial need. Notably,∼ …

On‐Command Disassembly of Microrobotic Superstructures for Transport and Delivery of Magnetic Micromachines

FC Landers, V Gantenbein, L Hertle… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic microrobots have been developed for navigating microscale environments by
means of remote magnetic fields. However, limited propulsion speeds at small scales …

A Soft Biodegradable Chitosan‐Based Medical Microrobot with Optimized Structural Design and X‐Ray Visibility for Targeted Vessel Chemoembolization

G Go, HW Song, M Nan, J Lee, S Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although many medical microrobots have been developed for treating diseases, their
designs have not been optimized for disease environments and their functionality and …

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 …