Smart materials for microrobots

F Soto, E Karshalev, F Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

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 …

Tailoring materials for modulation of macrophage fate

J Li, X Jiang, H Li, M Gelinsky, Z Gu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human immune system acts as a pivotal role in the tissue homeostasis and disease
progression. Immunomodulatory biomaterials that can manipulate innate immunity and …

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 …

Zwitterionic 3D‐printed non‐immunogenic stealth microrobots

P Cabanach, A Pena‐Francesch… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microrobots offer transformative solutions for non‐invasive medical interventions due to their
small size and untethered operation inside the human body. However, they must face the …

Mechanobiology of macrophages: how physical factors coregulate macrophage plasticity and phagocytosis

N Jain, J Moeller, V Vogel - Annual review of biomedical …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In addition to their early-recognized functions in host defense and the clearance of apoptotic
cell debris, macrophages play vital roles in tissue development, homeostasis, and repair. If …

Self‐propelled nanomotors for thermomechanically percolating cell membranes

M Xuan, J Shao, C Gao, W Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We report a near‐infrared (NIR) light‐powered Janus mesoporous silica nanomotor
(JMSNM) with macrophage cell membrane (MPCM) cloaking that can actively seek cancer …

Elucidating the interaction dynamics between microswimmer body and immune system for medical microrobots

IC Yasa, H Ceylan, U Bozuyuk, AM Wild, M Sitti - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
The structural design parameters of a medical microrobot, such as the morphology and
surface chemistry, should aim to minimize any physical interactions with the cells of the …

Magnetically actuated peanut colloid motors for cell manipulation and patterning

Z Lin, X Fan, M Sun, C Gao, Q He, H Xie - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report a magnetically actuated peanut-shaped hematite colloid motor that can not only
move in a rolling or wobbling mode in fluids but also perform single cell manipulation and …

A material odyssey for 3D nano/microstructures: two photon polymerization based nanolithography in bioapplications

C Liao, A Wuethrich, M Trau - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Functional three-dimensional (3D) microscopic and nanoscopic structures have the
potential to significantly drive the development of innovative bioapplications. As the only 3D …