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Peptide‐based antibacterial nanoplatforms: Design principles, stimuli‐regulated behaviors, and applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Peptide‐based antibacterial nanoplatforms, encompassing self‐assembled peptides and peptide‐engineered inorganic, polymeric, and lipid nanocarriers, are systematically reviewed. The article highlights design principles and stimuli‐responsive regulation for improving peptide stability, delivery efficiency, and antibacterial performance.
Peng Tan, Chenlong Zhou, Shuaikang Yang, Zhenduo Chen, Guanghui Zhao, Qi Tang, Haoyu Yan, Feng Li, Xi Ma   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic robots driven by smart materials: Motion forms, stimulation methods and applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Biomimetic robots enhance adaptability by mimicking biological systems, but rigid materials limit performance. Smart materials with stimuli responsiveness and shape adaptability enable more flexible actuation and improved environmental interaction.
Zeyu Yang, Yehong Peng, Shibo Xue, Yujiang Zhuang, Xiang Gong, Guiwei Li, Lei Ren, Wenzheng Wu, Luquan Ren   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the steering performance of microrobots by using a magnetically actuated technique

e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
Mobile microrobots show the significance of potential medical procedures and challenge areas within the human body. An applied electromagnetic field is used as a precise magnetic actuation system for controllable steering mobility, and positioning is ...
Anwar Hamza Bresam, Haider Al-Mumen
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent Continuum Micromachines in Complex Confined Spaces

SmartBot, EarlyView.
The cover depicts a conceptual design for an intelligent continuum micromachine entering a target capsule used in fusion‐energy research through its slender gas‐fill tube. By combining route‐adaptive deformation, embedded sensing, and a functional end effector, the robot could inspect hidden defects, assess local conditions, and support localized ...
Huayang Sai, Yunyue Yang, Shuxing Xu, Jinbo Hu, Jiliang Wang, Zhehao Gan, Wei Tang, Tian‐Yun Huang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Scale Magnetically Controlled Soft Matter Robots for Tissue Interfacing Applications

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Magnetically controlled soft matter robots (MSMRs) integrate remote magnetic control with soft matter adaptability for minimally invasive biomedical tasks at tissue interfaces across multiple scales. This review examines the interaction mechanisms between MSMRs and tissue interfaces, with MSMRs classified into five categories according to their ...
Wenxin Lian, Yan Zhou, Dianhong Zhang, Yuanwen Liang, Zihao Tang, Zhuo Chen, Qichen Hong, Jiangfan Yu, Chi Zhang, Xiaopu Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell‐Based Micro/Nanorobots: From Living Carriers to Living Therapeutic Specialists

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Cell‐based micro/nanorobots integrate evolutionarily acquired biological intelligence with engineered capabilities, offering new opportunities for precision medicine in vivo. However, the complex physiological environments of different organs pose significant challenges to their clinical translation.
Junfeng Wu, Zhaoyu Zhang, Ke Xu, Enkuo Li, Yuting Cui, Yuting Zhou, Huanyu Zhou, Beipei Zhang, Shuai Jiang, Xiaodong Wang, Jialin Jiang, Lianqing Liu, Niandong Jiao   +12 more
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Post‐Task Management of Biomedical Microrobots Toward Clinical Translation: Biodegradable and Retrievable Strategies

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Microrobots offer new opportunities for minimally invasive biomedical applications, including targeted therapy, in vivo sensing, and disease diagnosis. This review highlights biodegradable and retrievable strategies for post‐task management, focusing on material degradation, active retrieval, and the integration of both approaches to improve biosafety ...
Yiqi Yin, Miao Ma, Zhongyi Li, Jing Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Graphitic Carbon Nitride‐Based Microrobots: Progress and Prospects in Environmental and Biomedical Applications

Small, EarlyView.
This Review summarizes recent progress in g‐C3N4‐based microrobots, including fabrication strategies for different morphologies and their main propulsion mechanisms. Their applications in environmental remediation and biomedicine, including water purification, antibacterial therapy, and drug delivery, are discussed.
Yunhuan Yuan, Martin Pumera
wiley   +1 more source

Transverse Displacement of a Microrobot Levitating by Vibration [PDF]

, 2009
Friction control by the use of the vibration of a piezoelectric element is used in active bearings. The aim of this report is to propose a transverse displacement of a microrobot which levitates in air by the vibration. The advantages of this work are (i)
鳥井, 昭宏, 植田, 明照, 北川, 一敬, 坂野, 正昭   +3 more
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Surface Locomotion of Cell‐Sized Microrobots Subject to Adhesive Heterogeneity

Small, EarlyView.
Chemically powered, cell‐sized microrobots exhibit translational, circular, or spiral motion through a balance among self‐phoretic propulsion, drag, gravity, and heterogeneous surface interactions. Experiments show that microrobot design and substrate conditions regulate both mobility and trajectory type.
Byung Ha Kang, Sungyun Yang, Hyeongho Min, Michael S. Strano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source