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Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 24, 23 March 2026.Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao +12 more
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Crater Observing Bioinspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA)
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.Crater Observing Bio‐inspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA) is a modular, snake‐inspired robot that addresses the mobility challenges of extraterrestrial exploration sites such as Shackleton Crater. Incorporating snake‐like gaits and tumbling locomotion, COBRA navigates both uneven surfaces and steep crater walls.
Adarsh Salagame +4 more
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Micro/Nanorobot for Drug Delivery—A Review of Material Selections
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2026.This review explores material strategies for biomedical micro/nanorobots, emphasizing their roles in propulsion, navigation, drug delivery, and biodegradability. It highlights advancements in metallic, polymeric, and hybrid materials, while addressing clinical translation challenges such as toxicity, immune response, and manufacturability.
Xiaozhuo Wu, Bingyun Li, Malcolm Xing
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Machinery Transportation Management: Case Study of 'Plant-trailer' H&S Incidents [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate causal agents of health and safety (H&S)incidents among “plant-trailers” (as used by construction and utility contractors to transport mechanical machinery); including the relationship(s) of such ...
Edwards, D., Holt, Gary David
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Intratumoral Bacteria: Accomplices in Cancer Progression and Emerging Therapeutic Targets
Medicine Advances, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 31-37, March 2026.Intratumoral bacteria are no longer seen as contaminants but as active contributors to cancer progression, driving therapy resistance and metastasis through metabolic reprogramming, immunomodulation, and metastatic niche formation. This review highlights emerging microbiome‐targeted strategies—including synthetic microbial consortia, engineered ...
Jie Yang +3 more
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A Study of the Lateral Stability of Self-Propelled Fruit Harvesters
Agriculture, 2017 Self-propelled fruit harvesters (SPFHs) are agricultural machines designed to facilitate fruit picking and other tasks requiring operators to stay close to the foliage or to the upper part of the canopy.
Maurizio Cutini +7 more
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