[HTML][HTML] Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications
Recently, biomedicine and tissue regeneration have emerged as great advances that
impacted the spectrum of healthcare. This left the door open for further improvement of their …
impacted the spectrum of healthcare. This left the door open for further improvement of their …
Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel muscles powering reconfigurable micro-metastructures with wide-spectrum programmability
Stimuli-responsive geometric transformations endow metamaterials with dynamic properties
and functionalities. However, using existing transformation mechanisms to program a single …
and functionalities. However, using existing transformation mechanisms to program a single …
[HTML][HTML] Microrobot collectives with reconfigurable morphologies, behaviors, and functions
Mobile microrobots, which can navigate, sense, and interact with their environment, could
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …
A tissue adhesion‐controllable and biocompatible small‐scale hydrogel adhesive robot
Recently, the realization of minimally invasive medical interventions on targeted tissues
using wireless small‐scale medical robots has received an increasing attention. For effective …
using wireless small‐scale medical robots has received an increasing attention. For effective …
Wireless miniature magnetic phase‐change soft actuators
Wireless miniature soft actuators are promising for various potential high‐impact
applications in medical, robotic grippers, and artificial muscles. However, these miniature …
applications in medical, robotic grippers, and artificial muscles. However, these miniature …
Multifunctional 3D‐printed pollen grain‐inspired hydrogel microrobots for on‐demand anchoring and cargo delivery
While a majority of wireless microrobots have shown multi‐responsiveness to implement
complex biomedical functions, their functional executions are strongly dependent on the …
complex biomedical functions, their functional executions are strongly dependent on the …
Design and build of small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots with multimodal locomotion
Small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots can be designed to operate based on different
locomotion modes to navigate and function inside unstructured, confined and varying …
locomotion modes to navigate and function inside unstructured, confined and varying …
Multifunctional 4D‐Printed Sperm‐Hybrid Microcarriers for Assisted Reproduction
Remotely controllable microrobots are appealing for various biomedical in vivo applications.
In particular, in recent years, our group has focused on developing sperm‐microcarriers to …
In particular, in recent years, our group has focused on developing sperm‐microcarriers to …
[HTML][HTML] 3D nanofabricated soft microrobots with super-compliant picoforce springs as onboard sensors and actuators
H Xu, S Wu, Y Liu, X Wang, AK Efremov, L Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microscale organisms and specialized motile cells use protein-based spring-like responsive
structures to sense, grasp and move. Rendering this biomechanical transduction …
structures to sense, grasp and move. Rendering this biomechanical transduction …