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Multimodal Actuation and Environment Adaptive Strategies of Bio‐Inspired Micro/Nanorobots in Precision Medicine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An introduction for multidrive and environment‐adaptive micro/nanorobotics: design and fabrication strategies, intelligent actuation, and their applications. Various intelligent actuation approaches—magnetic, acoustic, optical, chemical, and biological—can be synergistically designed to enhance flexibility and adaptive behavior for precision medicine ...
Aiqing Ma, Han Gong, Jiacheng Ouyang, Liqi Chen, Tianfang Kang, Yiran He, Guojun Huang, Sidi Zheng, Ting Yin, Hong Pan, Lintao Cai   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Efficacy of Swim-Up, Density-Gradient Centrifugation, and Microfluidic Sorting in Sperm Preparation, and the Impact on Motility, Morphology, and DNA Integrity. [PDF]

Int J Gen Med
Wen ZN, Duan L, Chen Y, Qiu QH, Liu G, Luo N, Li PH, Tian EP, Ge RS.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic in compared with Zeta potential, MACS and swim up methods, resulted in improved chromatin integrity and high quality sperms. [PDF]

JBRA Assist Reprod
Vahidi N, Eyni H, Sabz FTK, Narimani N, Zandieh Z, Amjadi F.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sink or Swim [PDF]

, 2017
Maag, Serena
core   +1 more source

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sperm selection with density gradient centrifugation and swim up: effect on DNA fragmentation in viable spermatozoa. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
Muratori M, Tarozzi N, Carpentiero F, Danti S, Perrone FM, Cambi M, Casini A, Azzari C, Boni L, Maggi M, Borini A, Baldi E.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The motility-based swim-up technique separates bull sperm based on differences in metabolic rates and tail length. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2019
Magdanz V, Boryshpolets S, Ridzewski C, Eckel B, Reinhardt K.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source