Improving Swimming Performance of Photolithography-Based Microswimmers Using Curvature Structures
Micromachines, 2022 The emergence of robotic microswimmers and their huge potential in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, non-invasive surgery, and bio-sensing facilitates studies to improve their effectiveness.
Liyuan Tan +4 more
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Micromachines, 2022 The small size of robotic microswimmers makes them suitable for performing biomedical tasks in tiny, enclosed spaces. Considering the effects of potentially long-term retention of microswimmers in biological tissues and the environment, the degradability
Junfeng Xiong +7 more
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Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 Artificial bacteria flagella (ABFs) are magnetic helical microswimmers that can be remotely controlled via a uniform, rotating magnetic field. Previous studies have used the heterogeneous response of microswimmers to external magnetic fields for ...
Petros Koumoutsakos, Lucas Amoudruz
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Fabrication of anisotropic magnetic helical microswimmers utilizing Spirulina platensis templates and their integration with Janus PCL/Chitosan nanoparticles [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMagnetically-actuated microswimmers are promising candidates for controlled cargo transport and microscale manipulation; however, achieving efficient, fuel-free propulsion with precisely defined anisotropic structures remains a significant fabrication ...
Mahdieh Jahani +2 more
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Learning to Navigate in Chemical Fields Without A Map at Low Reynolds Numbers [PDF]
Advanced ScienceEffective navigation of microswimmers relies on their ability to search for unknown target locations using limited information provided by local environmental cues.
Yangzhe Liu +2 more
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Surface motion dynamics and swimming control of planar magnetic microswimmers [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPlanar magnetic microswimmers offer substantial potential for in vivo biomedical applications, owing to their efficient mass production via photolithography.
Yasin Cagatay Duygu +4 more
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Active Particles in Tunable Compressible Environments [PDF]
Small ScienceActive particles affect their environment as much as the environment affects their active motion. Here, we present an experimental system where both can be simultaneously adjusted in situ using an external AC electric field. The environment consists in a
Venkata Manikantha Sai Ganesh Tanuku +5 more
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One-step formation of polymorphous sperm-like microswimmers by vortex turbulence-assisted microfluidics [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMicroswimmers are considered promising candidates for active cargo delivery to benefit a wide spectrum of biomedical applications. Yet, big challenges still remain in designing the microswimmers with effective propelling, desirable loading and adaptive ...
Rong Tan +3 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Ultraviolet lithography is a very promising technology used for the batch fabrication of biomedical microswimmers. However, creating microswimmers that can swim at low Reynolds number using biocompatible materials while retaining strong magnetic ...
Junfeng Xiong +8 more
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Preformation Characterization of a Torque-Driven Magnetic Microswimmer With Multi-Segment Structure
IEEE Access, 2021 Magnetically powered microswimmers exhibit various advantages in practical applications, including simplified propulsion mechanism of nonreciprocal motion in a low Reynolds (Re) number environment, high flexibility, and high efficiency.
Liuxi Xing +4 more
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