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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Recent Advances in Microswimmers for Biomedical Applications
Micromachines, 2020 Microswimmers are a rapidly developing research area attracting enormous attention because of their many potential applications with high societal value.
Ada-Ioana Bunea, Rafael Taboryski
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Micro/Nanoscale Acoustic Manipulation: From Particle Control to Autonomous Microswimmers [PDF]
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 55, 5 October 2026.This conceptual framework illustrates acoustic technology as a multifunctional platform enabling passive particle manipulation across scales and autonomous propulsion of microswimmers. ABSTRACT Acoustic manipulation and propulsion technologies have emerged as powerful platforms for micro/nanoscale control, enabled by their non‐contact operation, label ...
Jiahui Chu +4 more
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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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Generalized Three-Sphere Microswimmers [PDF]
, 2023 Among several models for microswimmers, the three-sphere microswimmer proposed by Najafi and Golestanian captures the essential mechanism for the locomotion of a microswimmer in a viscous fluid. Owing to its simplicity and flexibility, the original three-
Yasuda, Kento +8 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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Artificial microswimmers get smart
, 2021 Reinforcement learning enables microswimmers to navigate through noisy and unexplored real-world environments.Reinforcement learning enables microswimmers to navigate through noisy and unexplored real-world environments.Reinforcement learning enables ...
Stark, Holger
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Oscillatory rheotaxis of artificial swimmers in microchannels
Nature Communications, 2022 Biological and artificial microswimmers often navigate channels under external flow, where in many biomicroswimmers the active upstream motion is oscillatory. Here the authors demonstrate that regular, controllable, and reproducible oscillatory rheotaxis
Ranabir Dey +4 more
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