Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

Magnetic-responsive hydrogels: From strategic design to biomedical applications

Z Li, Y Li, C Chen, Y Cheng - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Smart hydrogels which can respond to external stimuli have been widely focused with
increasing interest. Thereinto, magnetic-responsive hydrogels that are prepared by …

3D Printed Template‐Assisted Casting of Biocompatible Polyvinyl Alcohol‐Based Soft Microswimmers with Tunable Stability

R Sanchis‐Gual, H Ye, T Ueno… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has seen an upsurge in the development of small‐scale magnetic robots
for various biomedical applications. However, many of the reported designs comprise …

Light-and magnetic-responsive synergy controlled reconfiguration of polymer nanocomposites with shape memory assisted self-healing performance for soft robotics

Y Chen, X Zhao, Y Li, ZY Jin, Y Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive intelligent biomimetic materials are promoting the development of soft
robotics. Despite tremendous advances in stimuli-responsive intelligent materials, it is still a …

Biodegradable microrobots and their biomedical applications: a review

J Li, J Yu - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
During recent years, microrobots have drawn extensive attention owing to their good
controllability and great potential in biomedicine. Powered by external physical fields or …

Puffball‐inspired microrobotic systems with robust payload, strong protection, and targeted locomotion for on‐demand drug delivery

X Song, R Sun, R Wang, K Zhou, R Xie, J Lin… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microrobots are recognized as transformative solutions for drug delivery systems (DDSs)
because they can navigate through the body to specific locations and enable targeted drug …

Biomimetic natural silk nanofibrous microspheres for multifunctional biomedical applications

S Yan, L Wang, H Fan, X Li, H You, R You, Q Zhang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Silk nanofibrils (SNFs) extracted from natural silkworm silk represent a class of high-
potential protein nanofiber material with unexplored biomedical applications. In this study, a …

Biomedical Micro‐/Nanomotors: Design, Imaging, and Disease Treatment

W Liu, Y Liu, H Li, H Nie, M Tian… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Untethered mobile micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs), as newly‐emerging attractive and versatile
nanotechnologies, are expected to be the next‐generation disease treatment tools, for …

Stimulus‐Responsive Drug Delivery Nanoplatforms for Osteoarthritis Therapy

Q Jiang, S Zhang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent age‐related degenerative diseases. With an
increasingly aging global population, greater numbers of OA patients are providing clear …

Modularized microrobot with lock-and-detachable modules for targeted cell delivery in bile duct

L Su, D Jin, Y Wang, Q Wang, C Pan, S Jiang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The magnetic microrobots promise benefits in minimally invasive cell-based therapy.
However, they generally suffer from an inevitable compromise between their magnetic …