An acoustically controlled helical microrobot

Y Deng, A Paskert, Z Zhang, R Wittkowski… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
As a next-generation toolkit, microrobots can transform a wide range of fields, including
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …

Acoustics-actuated microrobots

Y Xiao, J Zhang, B Fang, X Zhao, N Hao - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microrobots can operate in tiny areas that traditional bulk robots cannot reach. The
combination of acoustic actuation with microrobots extensively expands the application …

Acoustically powered surface-slipping mobile microrobots

A Aghakhani, O Yasa, P Wrede… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Untethered synthetic microrobots have significant potential to revolutionize minimally
invasive medical interventions in the future. However, their relatively slow speed and low …

Folding a focalized acoustical vortex on a flat holographic transducer: Miniaturized selective acoustical tweezers

M Baudoin, JC Gerbedoen, A Riaud, OB Matar… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Acoustical tweezers based on focalized acoustical vortices hold the promise of precise
contactless manipulation of millimeter down to submicrometer particles, microorganisms …

Ultrasonic steering wheels: Turning micromotors by localized acoustic microstreaming

Q Gao, Z Yang, R Zhu, J Wang, P Xu, J Liu, X Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability to steer micromotors in specific directions and at precise speeds is highly desired
for their use in complex environments. However, a generic steering strategy that can be …

High shear rate propulsion of acoustic microrobots in complex biological fluids

A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch, U Bozuyuk… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Untethered microrobots offer a great promise for localized targeted therapy in hard-to-
access spaces in our body. Despite recent advancements, most microrobot propulsion …

A human microrobot interface based on acoustic manipulation

X Lu, K Zhao, W Liu, D Yang, H Shen, H Peng, X Guo… - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Micro/nanorobotic systems capable of targeted transporting and releasing hold considerable
promise for drug delivery, cellular surgery, biosensing, nano assembling, etc. However, on …

Ultrasonically propelled micro‐and nanorobots

J Li, CC Mayorga‐Martinez, CD Ohl… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound at sufficiently low amplitudes, specifically in the MHz frequency range, does little
harm to the biological samples (such as cells and tissues) and provides an advantageous …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustically-actuated bubble-powered rotational micro-propellers

S Mohanty, J Zhang, JM McNeill, T Kuenen… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bubble-powered acoustic microsystems span a plethora of applications that range from lab-
on-chip diagnostic platforms to targeted interventions as microrobots. Numerous studies …

Ultrasound-activated ciliary bands for microrobotic systems inspired by starfish

C Dillinger, N Nama, D Ahmed - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Cilia are short, hair-like appendages ubiquitous in various biological systems, which have
evolved to manipulate and gather food in liquids at regimes where viscosity dominates …