Magnetophoretic force and homogeneity optimization in multiplexed magnetic tweezers for microrheometry applications

A Rodriguez-Barroso, G Camacho, O Martinez-Cano… - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to generate homogeneous magnetophoretic forces, current magnetic tweezer
devices operate placing electromagnetic inductors far enough from the sample …

Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing of Gecko-Inspired Switchable Adhesion Interfaces on a Flexible Substrate

Z Zhang, B He, Q Han, R He, Y Ding, B Han, ZC Ma - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomimetic switchable adhesion interfaces (BSAIs) with dynamic adhesion states have
demonstrated significant advantages in micro-manipulation and bio-detection. Among them …

Design and control of jumping microrobots with torque reversal latches

N Skowronski, MM Pour, S Singh… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Jumping microrobots and insects power their impressive leaps through systems of springs
and latches. Using springs and latches, rather than motors or muscles, as actuators to power …

A Selectively Controllable Triple-helical Micromotor

H Zhao, M Ye, BJ Nelson… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Selective control mechanisms of microrobots have attracted significant attention from
researchers. So far, selective control within multiple/swarm magnetic microrobots has been …

Fabrication of Multilumen Microfluidic Tubing for Ex Situ Direct Laser Writing

BM Felix, OM Young, JT Andreou… - 2024 IEEE 37th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Among the numerous additive manufacturing or" three-dimensional (3D) printing"
techniques, two-photon Direct Laser Writing (DLW) is distinctively suited for applications that …

Three-Dimensional Manipulation of Micromodules Using Twin Optothermally Actuated Bubble Robots

L Dai, L Liu, Y Zhou, A Yan, M Zhao, S Jin, G Ye… - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
A 3D manipulation technique based on two optothermally generated and actuated surface-
bubble robots is proposed. A single laser beam can be divided into two parallel beams and …

Programming structural and magnetic anisotropy for tailored interaction and control of soft microrobots

Y Yan, C Song, Z Shen, Y Zhu, X Ni, B Wang… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Swarms of soft microrobots controlled by minimally invasive magnetic fields show promise
as biomedical agents. The collective behaviour of such swarms, governed by magnetic and …

3D Printed Untethered Magnetic Bulb for Liquid Biopsy and Drug Delivery

Z Li, C He, A Verma, E Diller - 2024 International Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The untethered manipulation of miniature mag-netic mechanisms holds promise for
applications in liquid biopsy and drug delivery within the human body. However, employing …

Nano-robots and applications, a review

KA Mohammed, MAA Al-Masoudy… - AIP Conference …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Nano-bots or Nano-robots are nanoscale devices that may enter the body's cells and
execute a specific purpose. They can be manmade or organic. Nanotechnology is presently …

Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Design of Micro-Surgical Scissors

F Norouziani, V Palanichamy, S Gupta… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Microrobotics is an attractive area of research as small-scale robots have the potential to
improve the precision and dexterity offered by minimally invasive surgeries. One example of …