Developments and challenges of miniature piezoelectric robots: A review

J Li, J Deng, S Zhang, W Chen, J Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

A review of automated microinjection of zebrafish embryos

Y Zhao, H Sun, X Sha, L Gu, Z Zhan, WJ Li - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cell microinjection is a technique of precise delivery of substances into cells and is widely
used for studying cell transfection, signaling pathways, and organelle functions …

A Review of Single‐Cell Pose Adjustment and Puncture

X Guo, Y Zhang, D Jin, M Zhou - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐cell manipulation technology is an essential method of cell research, with wide
applications in biological engineering, medical engineering, agricultural engineering, and …

A review of recent advances in robotic cell microinjection

Z Chi, Q Xu, L Zhu - Ieee Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cell microinjection is a direct and effective way to transfer external materials into the cell. In
the field of modern biomedicine, cell microinjection is very important, no matter in genetics …

Design, fabrication, and testing of a new compact piezo-driven flexure stage for vertical micro/nanopositioning

Z Wu, Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design of a new compact one-degree-of-freedom (1-DOF) compliant
stage driven by a piezoelectric actuator (PEA) for micro/nanopositioning in the vertical …

Characterizing inner pressure and stiffness of trophoblast and inner cell mass of blastocysts

X Wang, Z Zhang, H Tao, J Liu, S Hopyan, Y Sun - Biophysical journal, 2018 - cell.com
It has long been recognized that mechanical forces underlie mammalian embryonic shape
changes. Before gastrulation, the blastocyst embryo undergoes significant shape changes …

Design and control of a piezo drill for robotic piezo-driven cell penetration

C Dai, L Xin, Z Zhang, G Shan, T Wang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cell penetration is an indispensable step in many cell surgery tasks. Conventionally, cell
penetration is achieved by passively indenting and eventually puncturing the cell …

Automated manipulation of zebrafish embryos using an electrothermal microgripper

Z Zhang, Y Yu, P Song, Y Zhang, D Tian… - Microsystem …, 2020 - Springer
We present the first report on automated micro-manipulation of zebrafish embryos using an
electrothermally-actuated microgripper. A five-bar linkage compliant microgripper, driven by …

A compliant guiding mechanism utilizing orthogonally oriented flexures with enhanced stiffness in degrees-of-constraint

R Li, Z Yang, B Cai, G Chen, B Wu, Y Wei - Mechanism and Machine …, 2022 - Elsevier
The large stroke is usually realized by lowering stiffness along the degrees of freedom,
which usually leads to a decrease of stiffness along the degrees of constraint. A high …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in critical nodes of embryo engineering technology

Y Ma, M Gu, L Chen, H Shen, Y Pan, Y Pang, S Miao… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The normal development and maturation of oocytes and sperm, the formation of fertilized
ova, the implantation of early embryos, and the growth and development of foetuses are the …