Magnetic Actuation Based Motion Control for Microrobots: An Overview [PDF]
Micromachines, 2015 Untethered, controllable, mobile microrobots have been proposed for numerous applications, ranging from micro-manipulation, in vitro tasks (e.g., operation of microscale biological substances) to in vivo applications (e.g., targeted drug delivery ...
Tiantian Xu +4 more
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A Novel Magnetic Actuation Scheme to Disaggregate Nanoparticles and Enhance Passage across the Blood–Brain Barrier [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2017 The blood–brain barrier (BBB) hinders drug delivery to the brain. Despite various efforts to develop preprogramed actuation schemes for magnetic drug delivery, the unmodeled aggregation phenomenon limits drug delivery performance.
Ali Kafash Hoshiar +4 more
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Magnetic Actuation Systems for Miniature Robots: A Review
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 A magnetic field, which is transparent and relatively safe to biological tissue, is a powerful tool for remote actuation and wireless control of magnetic devices.
Zhengxin Yang, Li Zhang
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Adaptive Actuation of Magnetic Soft Robots Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Magnetic soft robots (MSRs) have attracted growing interest due to their unique advantages in untethered actuation and excellent controllability. However, actuation strategies of these robots have long been designed out of heuristics. Herein, it is aimed
Jianpeng Yao +6 more
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Wetting ridge assisted programmed magnetic actuation of droplets on ferrofluid-infused surface [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 The actuation of droplets is necessary for several applications, including the quantitative bioanalysis of viruses. Here, authors show a programmable magnetic actuation method to manipulate droplets of various kinds by making use of the spontaneously ...
Jianqiang Zhang +8 more
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Optimal actuation of flagellar magnetic microswimmers [PDF]
Physical Review E, 2020 We present an automated procedure for the design of optimal actuation for flagellar magnetic microswimmers based on numerical optimization. Using this method, a new magnetic actuation method is provided which allows these devices to swim significantly faster compared to the usual sinusoidal actuation. This leads to a novel swimming strategy which makes
El Alaoui-Faris, Yacine +3 more
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Magnetic actuation and deformation of a soft shuttle. [PDF]
Biomicrofluidics, 2020 Here, we describe the magnetic actuation of soft shuttles for open-top microfluidic applications. The system is comprised of two immiscible liquids, including glycerol as the soft shuttle and a suspension of iron powder in sucrose solution as the magnetic drop. Permanent magnets assembled on 3D printed motorized actuators were used for the actuation of
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Magnetic Actuation for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Workspace Using a Mobile-Coil System [PDF]
MicromachinesCurrent wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is limited in the long examination time and low flexibility since the capsule is passively moved by the natural peristalsis.
Xiao Li +4 more
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Permanent magnet actuation for magnetic bead-based DNA extraction [PDF]
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018 Background Recently, automatic molecular diagnostic devices to extract DNA have been extensively developed using magnetic beads. While various methods can be applied to the control of the beads, the efficiency of the control when incorporated in ...
Chang-Young Park +4 more
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Selective Magnetic Field Generation Method for Effective Manipulation of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Microrobots Using a Triad of Electromagnetic Coils [PDF]
MicromachinesThis study proposes a new method for effectively manipulating a magnetic microrobot in a two-dimensional manner using a triad of electromagnetic coils (TEC).
Dongjun Lee, Yonghun Lee, Seungmun Jeon
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