Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine

F Soto, J Wang, R Ahmed, U Demirci - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in medical robots promise to improve modern medicine and the quality of life.
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …

Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

Y Dong, L Wang, N Xia, Z Yang, C Zhang, C Pan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …

Biocompatible and long-term monitoring strategies of wearable, ingestible and implantable biosensors: reform the next generation healthcare

T Lu, S Ji, W Jin, Q Yang, Q Luo, TL Ren - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sensors enable the detection of physiological indicators and pathological markers to assist
in the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term monitoring of diseases, in addition to playing an …

In situ sensing physiological properties of biological tissues using wireless miniature soft robots

C Wang, Y Wu, X Dong, M Armacki, M Sitti - Science advances, 2023 - science.org
Implanted electronic sensors, compared with conventional medical imaging, allow
monitoring of advanced physiological properties of soft biological tissues continuously, such …

Towards multifunctional robotic pills

R Mundaca-Uribe, N Askarinam, RH Fang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Robotic pills leverage the advantages of oral pharmaceutical formulations—in particular,
convenient encapsulation, high loading capacity, ease of manufacturing and high patient …

Magnetically driven capsules with multimodal response and multifunctionality for biomedical applications

Y Sun, W Zhang, J Gu, L Xia, Y Cao, X Zhu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Untethered capsules hold clinical potential for the diagnosis and treatment of
gastrointestinal diseases. Although considerable progress has been achieved recently in …

Untethered microrobots for active drug delivery: from rational design to clinical settings

D Liu, T Wang, Y Lu - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances of untethered microrobots, which navigate the complex regions in vivo for
therapeutics, have presented promising multiple applications on future healthcare …

Tumbler‐inspired microneedle containing robots: Achieving rapid self‐orientation and peristalsis‐resistant adhesion for colonic administration

L Huang, L Li, Y Jiang, J Cai, S Cai… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedle containing miniature robots offer a promising route for gastrointestinal
administration since their capability of transmucosal delivery and controllable drug release …

A journey of nanomotors for targeted cancer therapy: principles, challenges, and a critical review of the state‐of‐the‐art

W Wang, C Zhou - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A nanomotor is a miniaturized device that converts energy stored in the environment into
mechanical motion. The last two decades have witnessed a surge of research interests in …