Advanced healthcare materials
Jul 27, 2023
Small-scale robots capable of remote active steering and navigation offer great potential for biomedical applications. However, the current design and manufacturing procedure impede their miniaturization and integration of various diagnostic and ther...
Nature communications
Jul 12, 2023
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful high-resolution tool for characterizing biomacromolecular structure, dynamics, and interactions. However, the lengthy longitudinal relaxation of the nuclear spins significantly extends the t...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
May 24, 2023
With the rapid development of origami technology, worm-inspired origami robots have attracted tremendous interest owing to their colourful locomotion behaviours, such as creeping, rolling, climbing and obstacle crossing. In the present study, we aim ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 25, 2023
Magnetic resonance provides exquisite anatomical images and functional MRI monitors physiological activity by recording blood oxygenation. This review attempts to answer the following question: Can MRI be used as a sensor to directly record neural be...
Scientific reports
Dec 13, 2022
Programmable matter can change its shape, stiffness or other physical properties upon command. Previous work has shown contactless optically controlled matter or magnetic actuation, but the former is limited in strength and the latter in spatial reso...
Science robotics
Oct 26, 2022
Biohybrid bacteria-based microrobots are increasingly recognized as promising externally controllable vehicles for targeted cancer therapy. Magnetic fields in particular have been used as a safe means to transfer energy and direct their motion. Thus ...
Lab on a chip
Sep 13, 2022
Microrobots have been extensively studied for biomedical applications, and significant innovations and advances have been made in diverse aspects of the field. However, most studies have been based on individual microrobots with limited capabilities,...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Aug 19, 2022
Microwaves have become a promising wireless driving strategy due to the advantages of transmissivity through obstacles, fast energy targeting, and selective heating. Although there are some studies on microwave powered artificial muscles based on dif...
Nature communications
Jul 18, 2022
Modular robot that can reconfigure architectures and functions has advantages in unpredicted environment and task. However, the construction of modular robot at small-scale remains a challenge since the lack of reliable docking and detaching strategi...
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 13, 2022
Magnetic composites and self-healing materials have been drawing much attention in their respective fields of application. Magnetic fillers enable changes in the material properties of objects, in the shapes and structures of objects, and ultimately ...