In vivo applications of micro/nanorobots

CM Oral, M Pumera - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Untethered robots in the size range of micro/nano-scale offer unprecedented access to hard-
to-reach areas of the body. In these challenging environments, autonomous task completion …

Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots: a review

Y Zhou, M Ye, C Hu, H Qian, BJ Nelson, X Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots (srFM/Ns) are a class of intelligent, efficient,
and promising microrobots that can react to external stimuli (such as temperature, light …

A tissue adhesion‐controllable and biocompatible small‐scale hydrogel adhesive robot

YW Lee, S Chun, D Son, X Hu, M Schneider… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the realization of minimally invasive medical interventions on targeted tissues
using wireless small‐scale medical robots has received an increasing attention. For effective …

Solid–liquid state transformable magnetorheological millirobot

Z Chen, W Lu, Y Li, P Liu, Y Yang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Magnetically actuated soft millirobots (magneto-robot) capable of accomplishing on-demand
tasks in a remote-control manner using noninvasive magnetic fields are of great interest in …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodal collective swimming of magnetically articulated modular nanocomposite robots

S Won, HE Lee, YS Cho, K Yang, JE Park… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetically responsive composites can impart maneuverability to miniaturized robots.
However, collective actuation of these composite robots has rarely been achieved, although …

Magnetic mobile microrobots for upstream and downstream navigation in biofluids with variable flow rate

Z Wu, Y Zhang, N Ai, H Chen, W Ge… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic mobile microrobots navigating biofluids with both upstream and downstream
locomotion provide a promising solution to targeted drug delivery for precision medicine …

Acoustic Trapping and Manipulation of Hollow Microparticles under Fluid Flow Using a Single-Lens Focused Ultrasound Transducer

P Wrede, A Aghakhani, U Bozuyuk… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microparticle manipulation and trapping play pivotal roles in biotechnology. To achieve
effective manipulation within fluidic flow conditions and confined spaces, it is necessary to …

Deep reinforcement learning framework-based flow rate rejection control of soft magnetic miniature robots

M Cai, Q Wang, Z Qi, D Jin, X Wu, T Xu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft magnetic miniature robots (SMMRs) have potential biomedical applications due to their
flexible size and mobility to access confined environments. However, navigating the robot to …