AIMC Topic: Magnetics

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Harnessing the oloid shape in magnetically driven robots to enable high-resolution ultrasound imaging.

Science robotics
Magnetic fields enable remote manipulation of objects and are ideal for medical applications because they pass through human tissue harmlessly. This capability is promising for surgical robots, allowing navigation deeper into the human anatomy and ac...

Quadrupole Magnetic Tweezers for Precise Cell Transportation.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
This research introduces a quadrupole magnetic tweezers which can be used for precise cell transportation by actuating magnetic spherical microrobots. The focus of the system is on navigating and manipulating cells within environments characterized b...

Bacteria Flagella-Mimicking Polymer Multilayer Magnetic Microrobots.

Small methods
Mass production of biomedical microrobots demands expensive and complex preparation techniques and versatile biocompatible materials. Learning from natural bacteria flagella, the study demonstrates a magnetic polymer multilayer cylindrical microrobot...

AlgaeSperm: Microalgae-Based Soft Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted Tumor Treatment.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Magnetic microrobots are significant platforms for targeted drug delivery, among which sperm-inspired types have attracted much attention due to their flexible undulation. However, mass production of sperm-like soft magnetic microrobots with high-spe...

Bubble-Inspired Multifunctional Magnetic Microrobots for Integrated Multidimensional Targeted Biosensing.

Nano letters
Microrobots possessing multifunctional integration are desired for therapeutics and biomedicine applications. However, existing microrobots with desired functionalities need to be fabricated through complex procedures due to their constrained volume,...

Magnetic Torque-Driven All-Terrain Microrobots.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
All-terrain microrobots possess significant potential in modern medical applications due to their superior maneuverability in complex terrains and confined spaces. However, conventional microrobots often struggle with adaptability and operational dif...

Multifunctional Magnetic Muscles for Soft Robotics.

Nature communications
Despite recent advancements, artificial muscles have not yet been able to strike the right balance between exceptional mechanical properties and dexterous actuation abilities that are found in biological systems. Here, we present an artificial magnet...

Wireless Magnetic Robot for Precise Hierarchical Control of Tissue Deformation.

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Mechanotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for tissue injury. However, existing robots for mechanotherapy are often designed on intuition, lack remote and wireless control, and have limited motion modes. Herein, through topology optimization...

Harnessing Disparities in Magnetic Microswarms: From Construction to Collaborative Tasks.

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Individual differences in size, experience, and task specialization in natural swarms often result in heterogeneity and hierarchy, facilitating efficient and coordinated task accomplishment. Drawing inspiration from this phenomenon, a general strateg...

Multifunctional flexible magnetic drive gripper for target manipulation in complex constrained environments.

Lab on a chip
Soft actuators capable of remote-controlled guidance and manipulation within complex constrained spaces hold great promise in various fields, especially in medical fields such as minimally invasive surgery. However, most current magnetic drive soft a...