Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification

J Li, B Esteban-Fernández de Ávila, W Gao, L Zhang… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Micro-and nanoscale robots that can effectively convert diverse energy sources into
movement and force represent a rapidly emerging and fascinating robotics research area …

Control and autonomy of microrobots: Recent progress and perspective

J Jiang, Z Yang, A Ferreira… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
After decades of development, microrobots have exhibited great application potential in the
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …

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 …

Sperm micromotors for cargo delivery through flowing blood

H Xu, M Medina-Sánchez, MF Maitz, C Werner… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Micromotors are recognized as promising candidates for untethered micromanipulation and
targeted cargo delivery in complex biological environments. However, their feasibility in the …

Kirigami‐based light‐induced shape‐morphing and locomotion

YC Cheng, HC Lu, X Lee, H Zeng… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of stimuli‐responsive soft actuators, a task largely undertaken by material
scientists, has become a major driving force in pushing the frontiers of microrobotics …

Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors

S Sánchez, L Soler, J Katuri - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …

A comprehensive survey of recent advancements in molecular communication

N Farsad, HB Yilmaz, A Eckford… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With much advancement in the field of nanotechnology, bioengineering, and synthetic
biology over the past decade, microscales and nanoscales devices are becoming a reality …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of micro/nanoscale motors

H Wang, M Pumera - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

Ultrafast directional Janus Pt–mesoporous silica nanomotors for smart drug delivery

P Díez, E Lucena-Sánchez, A Escudero… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Development of bioinspired nanomachines with an efficient propulsion and cargo-towing
has attracted much attention in the last years due to their potential biosensing, diagnostics …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …