Small methods
Jan 21, 2025
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...
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Jan 13, 2025
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...
Nano letters
Oct 3, 2024
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,...
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Sep 10, 2024
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...
Nature communications
Sep 10, 2024
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...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jul 23, 2024
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...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jun 13, 2024
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...
Lab on a chip
Mar 26, 2024
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...
Advanced healthcare materials
Mar 8, 2024
Recently, magnetically actuated micro/nanorobots hold extensive promises in biomedical applications due to their advantages of noninvasiveness, fuel-free operation, and programmable nature. While effectively promised in various fields such as targete...
Science robotics
Feb 28, 2024
Medical devices actuated by external magnetic fields can create opportunities for clinical adoption of precision telesurgery.