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Fluids, 2022 Microorganisms often navigate a complex environment composed of a viscous fluid with suspended microstructures such as elastic polymers and filamentous networks.
Rudi Schuech, Lisa Fauci, Ricardo Cortez
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Swimming Characteristics of Bioinspired Helical Microswimmers Based on Soft Lotus-Root Fibers
Micromachines, 2017 Various kinds of helical swimmers inspired by E. coli bacteria have been developed continually in many types of researches, but most of them are proposed by the rigid bodies.
Xiaohui Yan, Xinyu Wu, Tiantian Xu
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Helical and Oscillatory Microswimmer Motility Statistics From Differential Dynamic Microscopy [PDF]
New Journal of Physics, 2019 The experimental characterisation of the swimming statistics of populations of micro-organisms or artificially propelled particles is essential for understanding the physics of active systems and their exploitation.
Dario Dell'arciprete +2 more
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Radar-Based Control of a Helical Microswimmer in 3-Dimensional Space with Dynamic Obstacles [PDF]
Cyborg and Bionic SystemsAdvanced control strategies critical for microrobots have been widely investigated to achieve precise locomotion. However, dynamic obstacle avoidance in 3D space is a major challenge in control that remains unsolved.
Yuezhen Liu +5 more
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Automatic Manipulation of Magnetically Actuated Helical Microswimmers in Static Environments
Micromachines, 2018 Electromagnetically actuated microswimmers have been widely used in various biomedical applications due to their minor invasive traits and their easy access to confined environments.
Jia Liu +3 more
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Microfluidic-Based Droplet and Cell Manipulations Using Artificial Bacterial Flagella
Micromachines, 2016 Herein, we assess the functionality of magnetic helical microswimmers as basic tools for the manipulation of soft materials, including microdroplets and single cells.
Yun Ding +5 more
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Cross‐Scale Hierarchical Targeted Delivery System Based on Small‐Scale Magnetic Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article reviews a cross‐scale hierarchical targeted delivery system that integrates magnetic continuum robots and magnetic microrobots. By combining rapid long‐range navigation with precise microscale targeting, the system overcomes key limitations of single‐scale approaches.
Junjian Zhou +4 more
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Rapid fabrication of reconfigurable helical microswimmers with environmentally adaptive locomotion
Light: Advanced ManufacturingArtificial helical microswimmers with shape-morphing capacities and adaptive locomotion have great potential for precision medicine and noninvasive surgery.
Rui Li +11 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents the MicroRoboScope, a highly integrated, compact, and portable microrobotic experimentation platform combining electromagnetic and acoustic actuation with real‐time visual feedback into a single, end‐to‐end device. The system enables closed‐loop control and tracking algorithm experimentation within an accessible and unified hardware ...
Max Sokolich +4 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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