Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

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 …

Targeting biofilm infections in humans using small scale robotics

HH Tran, A Watkins, MJ Oh, A Babeer, TP Schaer… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
The eradication of drug-resistant microbial biofilms remains an unresolved global health
challenge. Small-scale robotics are providing innovative therapeutic and diagnostic …

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 …

Unravelling the potential of microbots in cancer therapy

S Shah, P Famta, DA Srinivasarao, S Shahrukh… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is responsible for millions of deaths across the globe. Chemo-and radio-therapies
have played key roles in cancer management. However, a huge research gap still exists in …

Multifunctional Chiral Chemically‐Powered Micropropellers for Cargo Transport and Manipulation

AD McGovern, MJ Huang, J Wang, R Kapral… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Practical applications of synthetic self‐propelled nano and microparticles for microrobotics,
targeted drug delivery, and manipulation at the nanoscale are rapidly expanding. However …

Nanotechnology development in surgical applications: recent trends and developments

F Abaszadeh, MH Ashoub, G Khajouie… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This paper gives a detailed analysis of nanotechnology's rising involvement in numerous
surgical fields. We investigate the use of nanotechnology in orthopedic surgery …

Precision Engineering of Nanorobots: Toward Single Atom Decoration and Defect Control for Enhanced Microplastic Capture

A Jancik‐Prochazkova, H Kmentova… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanorobots are being received with a great attention for their move‐sense‐and‐act
capabilities that often originate from catalytic decomposition of fuels. In the past decade …

Design and Control of the Magnetically Actuated Micro/Nanorobot Swarm toward Biomedical Applications

L Lu, H Zhao, Y Lu, Y Zhang, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, magnetically actuated micro/nanorobots hold extensive promises in biomedical
applications due to their advantages of noninvasiveness, fuel‐free operation, and …

Open Questions of Chemically Powered Nano-and Micromotors

W Wang - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemically powered nano-and micromotors are microscopic devices that convert chemical
energy into motion. Interest in these motors has grown over the past 20 years because they …