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Acoustics-Actuated Microrobots

Micromachines, 2022
Microrobots can operate in tiny areas that traditional bulk robots cannot reach. The combination of acoustic actuation with microrobots extensively expands the application areas of microrobots due to their desirable miniaturization, flexibility, and ...
Yaxuan Xiao, Jinhua Zhang, Bin Fang, Xiong Zhao, Nanjing Hao   +4 more
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A rolled-up-based fabrication method of 3D helical microrobots [PDF]

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022
While the potential of using helical microrobots for biomedical applications, such as cargo transport, drug delivery, and micromanipulation, had been demonstrated, the viability to use them for practical applications is hindered by the cost, speed, and ...
Zihan Wang, Zihan Wang, Xueliang Mu, Xueliang Mu, Liyuan Tan, Yukun Zhong, U. Kei Cheang, U. Kei Cheang, U. Kei Cheang   +8 more
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Soft Bio‐Microrobots: Toward Biomedical Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023
Soft bio‐microrobots have the potential to execute complex tasks in unexpected and harsh environments of the human body due to their dexterity and flexibility.
Zihan Wang, Anke Klingner, Veronika Magdanz, Sarthak Misra, Islam S. M. Khalil   +4 more
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Propulsion Mechanisms in Magnetic Microrobotics: From Single Microrobots to Swarms

Micromachines
Microrobots with different structures can exhibit multiple propulsion mechanisms under external magnetic fields. Swarms dynamically assembled by microrobots inherit the advantages of single microrobots, such as degradability and small dimensions, while ...
Lanlan Jia, Guangfei Su, Mengyu Zhang, Qi Wen, Lihong Wang, Junyang Li   +5 more
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3D-Printed Microrobots: Translational Challenges

Micromachines, 2023
The science of microrobots is accelerating towards the creation of new functionalities for biomedical applications such as targeted delivery of agents, surgical procedures, tracking and imaging, and sensing.
Misagh Rezapour Sarabi, Ahmet Agah Karagoz, Ali K. Yetisen, Savas Tasoglu   +3 more
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Hydrogel microrobots for biomedical applications [PDF]

Frontiers in Chemistry
Recent years have witnessed a surge in the application of microrobots within the medical sector, with hydrogel microrobots standing out due to their distinctive advantages.
Wenping Song, Wenping Song, Leike Li, Xuejia Liu, Xuejia Liu, Yanhe Zhu, Shimin Yu, Haocheng Wang, Lin Wang   +8 more
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Stochastic Dynamic Analysis of a Three-Tailed Helical Microrobot in Confined Spaces [PDF]

Micromachines
This study investigates the complex dynamic behavior of three-tailed helical microrobots operating in confined spaces. A stochastic dynamic model has been developed to analyze the effects of input angular velocity, current, fluid viscosity, and channel ...
Xinpeng Shi, Yongge Li, Kheder Suleiman
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Magnetically Driven Living Microrobot Swarms for Aquatic Micro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup. [PDF]

ACS Nano
Song SJ, Kim J, Gabor R, Zboril R, Pumera M.   +4 more
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Magnetically driven microrobots: Recent progress and future development

Materials & Design, 2023
Microrobots have received extensive attention in the past few decades, and the in-depth research of micro-nano processing technology and micro-nano materials has promoted the further development of microrobots.
Honglin Shen, Shuxiang Cai, Zhen Wang, Zhixing Ge, Wenguang Yang   +4 more
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Field-Controlled Microrobots Fabricated by Photopolymerization

Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2023
Field-controlled microrobots have attracted extensive research in the biological and medical fields due to the prominent characteristics including high flexibility, small size, strong controllability, remote manipulation, and minimal damage to living ...
Xiyue Liang, Zhuo Chen, Yan Deng, Dan Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Qiang Huang, Tatsuo Arai   +6 more
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