Mucosa-interfacing electronics

K Nan, VR Feig, B Ying, JG Howarth, Z Kang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The surface mucosa that lines many of our organs houses myriad biometric signals and,
therefore, has great potential as a sensor–tissue interface for high-fidelity and long-term …

Microneedle system for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Y Zhang, Y Xu, H Kong, J Zhang, HF Chan… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global increasing demand for high life quality and length facilitates the development of
tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, which apply multidisciplinary theories and …

Oral drug delivery platforms for biomedical applications

J Ouyang, Z Zhang, B Deng, J Liu, L Wang, H Liu… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral administration is perhaps the most commonly used and acceptable route for drug
delivery to patients, mainly due to its non-invasiveness, simplicity, and versatility …

Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue adhesive hemostatic microneedle arrays for rapid hemorrhage treatment

R Haghniaz, HJ Kim, H Montazerian, A Baidya… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Blood loss by hemorrhaging wounds accounts for over one-third of∼ 5 million trauma
fatalities worldwide every year. If not controlled in a timely manner, exsanguination can take …

Modularized microrobot with lock-and-detachable modules for targeted cell delivery in bile duct

L Su, D Jin, Y Wang, Q Wang, C Pan, S Jiang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The magnetic microrobots promise benefits in minimally invasive cell-based therapy.
However, they generally suffer from an inevitable compromise between their magnetic …

Design principles of microneedles for drug delivery and sampling applications

Z Le, J Yu, YJ Quek, B Bai, X Li, Y Shou, B Myint, C Xu… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Microneedles technology is a powerful platform to achieve efficient transdermal delivery of
bioactive molecules for local or systemic therapies attributing to their minimally invasive …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for biomedical soft robots

Y Yang, P Jiao - Materials Today Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft robots have opened an emerging research direction in robotics due to their promising
performance enabled by functional materials and fabrication technology. Recent progress of …

Bioinspired microneedle patches: Biomimetic designs, fabrication, and biomedical applications

P Makvandi, A Maleki, M Shabani, ARJ Hutton… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Nature contains abundant systems that can significantly alter their structures and properties
to adapt to the surrounding environment. Through natural selection and unceasing …

Dissolvable polymer microneedles for drug delivery and diagnostics

M Ali, S Namjoshi, HAE Benson, Y Mohammed… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dissolvable transdermal microneedles (μND) are promising micro-devices used to transport
a wide selection of active compounds into the skin. To provide an effective therapeutic …