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Advanced tools and methods for single-cell surgery
Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2022 Highly precise micromanipulation tools that can manipulate and interrogate cell organelles and components must be developed to support the rapid development of new cell-based medical therapies, thereby facilitating in-depth understanding of cell dynamics,
Adnan Shakoor +4 more
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Micromanipulation and Automatic Data Analysis to Determine the Mechanical Strength of Microparticles
Micromachines, 2022 Microparticles are widely used in many industrial sectors. A micromanipulation technique has been widely used to quantify the mechanical properties of individual microparticles, which is crucial to the optimization of their functionality and performance ...
Zhihua Zhang, Yanping He, Zhibing Zhang
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Functional surfaces are investigated as a foundation for reconfigurable microscale systems with sensing and actuation capabilities. Advances in additive manufacturing enable our development of planar arrays of hybrid‐material, compliant microdevices that convert environmental stimuli into programmed motion and visual responses.
Sandra Edward +5 more
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Micromachines, 2022 Microcomponent manipulation (MCM) technology plays a decisive role in assembling complex systems at the micro- and nanoscale. However, the existing micromanipulation methods are difficult to widely apply in the manufacturing of microelectromechanical ...
Dongjie Li +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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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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3D‐Nanoprinted Fluidically Steerable Soft Robotic Microcatheters
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work introduces a ∼3‐French (1 mm‐in‐diameter) soft robotic microcatheter fabricated by means of two‐photon direct laser writing. The 3D‐printed microcatheter enables remote, on‐demand steering via microfluidic actuation for guidewire‐free navigation of vascular networks as well as microcatheter‐mediated delivery of fluidic payloads to target ...
Bailey M. Felix +17 more
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Design and Testing of a New Piezoelectric-Actuated Symmetric Compliant Microgripper
Actuators, 2022 Precise and stable operations in micromanipulation and microassembly require a high-performance microgripper. To improve the predominant static and dynamic characteristics, a novel piezoelectric-actuated compliant microgripper is designed, analyzed, and ...
Zekui Lyu, Qingsong Xu
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin +3 more
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Robotic Cell Micromanipulation Skill Learning via Imitation‐Enhanced Reinforcement Learning
CAAI Transactions on Intelligence TechnologyHumans can learn complex and dexterous manipulation tasks by observing videos, imitating and exploring. Multiple end‐effectors manipulation of free micron‐sized deformable cells is one of the challenging tasks in robotic micromanipulation.
Youchao Zhang +6 more
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