AI-enhanced biomedical micro/nanorobots in microfluidics

H Dong, J Lin, Y Tao, Y Jia, L Sun, WJ Li, H Sun - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Human beings encompass sophisticated microcirculation and microenvironments,
incorporating a broad spectrum of microfluidic systems that adopt fundamental roles in …

Ultrasound robotics for precision therapy

ADC Fonseca, D Ahmed - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …

SonoTransformers: Transformable acoustically activated wireless microscale machines

Z Zhang, Z Shi, D Ahmed - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Shape transformation, a key mechanism for organismal survival and adaptation, has gained
importance in developing synthetic shape-shifting systems with diverse applications ranging …

Robot-assisted chirality-tunable acoustic vortex tweezers for contactless, multifunctional, 4-DOF object manipulation

T Li, J Li, L Bo, H Bachman, B Fan, J Cheng, Z Tian - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Robotic manipulation of small objects has shown great potential for engineering, biology,
and chemistry research. However, existing robotic platforms have difficulty in achieving …

Optoelectronically navigated nano-kirigami microrotors

X Hong, B Xu, G Li, F Nan, X Wang, Q Liang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
With the rapid development of micro/nanofabrication technologies, the concept of
transformable kirigami has been applied for device fabrication in the microscopic world …

Spermbots and Their Applications in Assisted Reproduction: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

Y Zhang, M Wang, T Zhang, H Wang… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sperm quality is declining dramatically during the past decades. Male infertility has been a
serious health and social problem. The sperm cell driven biohybrid nanorobot opens a new …

A vibrating capillary for ultrasound rotation manipulation of zebrafish larvae

Z Zhang, Y Cao, S Caviglia, P Agrawal… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Multifunctional micromanipulation systems have garnered significant attention due to the
growing interest in biological and medical research involving model organisms like …

Asymmetric microfiber actuators with reciprocal deformation

Y Lu, S Wang, P Zhu - Industrial Chemistry & Materials, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
With the trend towards miniaturization in soft robotics, most microactuators encounter
challenges in achieving versatile deformations. Here, we present an innovative …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustic Actuators for the Manipulation of Micro/Nanorobots: State-of-the-Art and Future Outlooks

HX Cao, VD Nguyen, JO Park, E Choi, B Kang - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Compared to other actuating methods, acoustic actuators offer the distinctive capability of
the contactless manipulation of small objects, such as microscale and nanoscale robots …

Ultrasound-Driven Programmable Artificial Muscles

Z Shi, Z Zhang, D Ahmed - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Despite their promise for technological and medical innovations, the advancement of
artificial muscles faces challenges in dynamic programmability, wireless control, scalability …