Microengineering/nanoengineering is an emerging field that enables engineering and
scientific discoveries in the microworld. As an effective and powerful tool for automation and …

Abstract Properties of organelles and intracellular structures play important roles in
regulating cellular functions, such as gene expression, cell motility and metabolism. The …

Paramagnetic nanoparticles are considered as attractive building blocks, particularly for
robotic delivery of drugs. Although paramagnetic nanoparticles can be effectively gathered …

Nanopipette-based observation of intracellular biochemical processes is an important
approach to revealing the intrinsic characteristics and heterogeneity of cells for better …

Biomedical microelectrode implantation is a promising approach to achieve invasive brain-
machine interface with high bandwidth and good biocompatibility. However, it is difficult to …

Compared to robotic injection of suspended cells (eg, embryos and oocytes), fewer attempts
were made to automate the injection of adherent cells (eg, cancer cells and cardiomyocytes) …

Objective: Zebrafish larva heart microinjection is a widely used technique in cardiac disease
study. Compared with intensively researched rotation control of spherical or nearly spherical …

Objective: In clinical intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a motile sperm must be
immobilized before insertion into an oocyte. This paper aims to develop a robotic system for …

Proper alignment of the end-effector is a critical procedure that determines the success of
micromanipulation, such as robotic cell manipulation. Presently, end-effector alignment is …

This paper provides a review of techniques and technology relevant to the field of micro-
devices assembly (MDA). MDA is an emerging domain of importance which is expected to …