The development of the three‐dimensional (3D) printer has resulted in significant advances
in a number of fields, including rapid prototyping and biomedical devices. For 3D structures …

A living system has a complex and accurate regulation system with intelligent sensor‐
processor‐effector components to enable the release of vital bioactive substances on …

This work describes the design and development of a prototype of a soft, hydrogel-based
microrobot, intended to move through the body lumina, carry cells or drugs, and deliver them …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of stimuli-responsive polymers that undergo
reversible shape-change in response to environmental changes. The shape change of …

Magnetically controlled acoustic metamaterials are designed and experimentally studied.
Magneto-acoustic metamaterials are fabricated by covering an aluminum circular ring with …

Intelligent materials and devices are considered the key to fulfill the strict and challenging
requirements given by a large set of applications in numerous fields. The synergistic …

Soft intelligent structures that are programmed to reshape and reconfigure under magnetic
field can find applications such as in soft robotics and biomedical devices. Here, a new class …

Medical microrobots are distinguished from other robotic systems in that they must function
in the human body. As such, they exhibit special characteristics of size, function, and …

Cell activity is coordinated by dynamic interactions with the extracellular matrix, often
through stimuli‐mediated spatiotemporal stiffening and softening. Dynamic changes in …

Despite bulk magnetic materials possess multidomain structure, single domain magnetic
crystals can be obtained at the nanoscale, which display superparamagnetic behavior with …