Ultrasonically Propelled Micro‐ and Nanorobots

Pros and Cons: Magnetic versus Optical Microrobots

(2020) Metin Sitti et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Acoustically powered surface-slipping mobile microrobots

(2020) Amirreza Aghakhani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wafer-Scale Fabrication of Micro- to Nanoscale Bubble Swimmers and Their Fast Autonomous Propulsion by Ultrasound

(2020) Jeffrey M. McNeill et al.   ACS Nano

Acoustic propulsion of a small, bottom-heavy sphere

(2020) François Nadal et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Density Asymmetry Driven Propulsion of Ultrasound‐Powered Janus Micromotors

(2020) Miguel Valdez‐Garduño et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Metal–Organic Frameworks in Motion

(2020) Anastasia Terzopoulou et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Acoustic Manipulation of Dense Nanorods in Microgravity

(2020) Gabriel Dumy et al.   MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ultrafast Growth and Locomotion of Dandelion‐Like Microswarms with Tubular Micromotors

(2020) Xiaolong Lu et al.   Small

Addressable Acoustic Actuation of 3D Printed Soft Robotic Microsystems

(2020) Murat Kaynak et al.   Advanced Science

Trends in Micro‐/Nanorobotics: Materials Development, Actuation, Localization, and System Integration for Biomedical Applications

(2020) Ben Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Structure‐Dependent Optical Modulation of Propulsion and Collective Behavior of Acoustic/Light‐Driven Hybrid Microbowls

(2019) Songsong Tang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Human papillomavirus–associated oropharyngeal cancer: review of current evidence and management

(2019) E. L. You et al.   Current Oncology

A Human Microrobot Interface Based on Acoustic Manipulation

(2019) Xiaolong Lu et al.   ACS Nano

Acoustic Nanomotors for Detection of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer

(2019) Jesse R. Qualliotine et al.   OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Photocatalytic Micromotors Activated by UV to Visible Light for Environmental Remediation, Micropumps, Reversible Assembly, Transportation, and Biomimicry

(2019) Lei Kong et al.   Small

3D steerable, acoustically powered microswimmers for single-particle manipulation

(2019) Liqiang Ren et al.   Science Advances

Shape-Directed Microspinners Powered by Ultrasound

(2018) Syeda Sabrina et al.   ACS Nano

Micro-/Nanorobots at Work in Active Drug Delivery

(2018) Ming Luo et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Small-Scale Machines Driven by External Power Sources

(2018) Xiang-Zhong Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Active Intracellular Delivery of a Cas9/sgRNA Complex Using Ultrasound-Propelled Nanomotors

(2018) Malthe Hansen-Bruhn et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Biology of CRISPR-Cas: Backward and Forward

(2018) Frank Hille et al.   CELL

Hydrodynamic interaction of a self-propelling particle with a wall

(2018) Zaiyi Shen et al.   EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E

Hovering Microswimmers Exhibit Ultrafast Motion to Navigate under Acoustic Forces

(2018) Jean-François Louf et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Light-Ultrasound Driven Collective “Firework” Behavior of Nanomotors

(2018) Dekai Zhou et al.   Advanced Science

Miniature soft robots — road to the clinic

(2018) Metin Sitti   Nature Reviews Materials

3D printing of soft robotic systems

(2018) T. J. Wallin et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Bioinspired microrobots

(2018) Stefano Palagi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Two Forces Are Better than One: Combining Chemical and Acoustic Propulsion for Enhanced Micromotor Functionality

(2018) Liqiang Ren et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Powering Motion with Enzymes

(2018) Xi Zhao et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Intelligent Micro/nanomotors with Taxis

(2018) Ming You et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Fundamental Aspects of Enzyme-Powered Micro- and Nanoswimmers

(2018) Tania Patiño et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Acoustic tweezers for the life sciences

(2018) Adem Ozcelik et al.   NATURE METHODS

Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers

(2017) Murat Kaynak et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Ultrasound-propelled nanowire motors enhance asparaginase enzymatic activity against cancer cells

(2017) Murat Uygun et al.   Nanoscale

Neutrophil-inspired propulsion in a combined acoustic and magnetic field

(2017) Daniel Ahmed et al.   Nature Communications

Artificial Acousto-Magnetic Soft Microswimmers

(2017) Daniel Ahmed et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Designing Micro- and Nanoswimmers for Specific Applications

(2016) Jaideep Katuri et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Acoustically Propelled Nanomotors for Intracellular siRNA Delivery

(2016) Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila et al.   ACS Nano

Density and Shape Effects in the Acoustic Propulsion of Bimetallic Nanorod Motors

(2016) Suzanne Ahmed et al.   ACS Nano

From Nanomotors to Micromotors: The Influence of the Size of an Autonomous Bubble-Propelled Device upon Its Motion

(2016) Hong Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Fuel-Free Synthetic Micro-/Nanomachines

(2016) Tailin Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Artificial Swimmers Propelled by Acoustically Activated Flagella

(2016) Daniel Ahmed et al.   NANO LETTERS

Acoustically propelled nanoshells

(2016) Fernando Soto et al.   Nanoscale

Holograms for acoustics

(2016) Kai Melde et al.   NATURE

Clinical trial of blood-brain barrier disruption by pulsed ultrasound

(2016) Alexandre Carpentier et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Catalytic DNA-Functionalized Self-Propelled Micromachines for Environmental Remediation

(2016) Hong Wang et al.   Chem

Acoustic Microcannons: Toward Advanced Microballistics

(2015) Fernando Soto et al.   ACS Nano

Cell-Membrane-Coated Synthetic Nanomotors for Effective Biodetoxification

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Hydrogel Retaining Toxin-Absorbing Nanosponges for Local Treatment of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection

(2015) Fei Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthetic Nano- and Micromachines in Analytical Chemistry: Sensing, Migration, Capture, Delivery, and Separation

(2015) Wentao Duan et al.   Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry

Glutathione and Thioredoxin Antioxidant Pathways Synergize to Drive Cancer Initiation and Progression

(2015) Isaac S. Harris et al.   CANCER CELL

Fabrication of Micro/Nanoscale Motors

(2015) Hong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Micropropulsion by an acoustic bubble for navigating microfluidic spaces

(2015) Jian Feng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Magneto–Acoustic Hybrid Nanomotor

(2015) Jinxing Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Force to Be Reckoned With: A Review of Synthetic Microswimmers Powered by Ultrasound

(2015) K. Jagajjanani Rao et al.   Small

Selectively manipulable acoustic-powered microswimmers

(2015) Daniel Ahmed et al.   Scientific Reports

Propulsion of Bubble-Based Acoustic Microswimmers

(2015) Nicolas Bertin et al.   Physical Review Applied

Self-Assembly of Nanorod Motors into Geometrically Regular Multimers and Their Propulsion by Ultrasound

(2014) Suzanne Ahmed et al.   ACS Nano

Turning Erythrocytes into Functional Micromotors

(2014) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ACS Nano

The Environmental Impact of Micro/Nanomachines: A Review

(2014) Wei Gao et al.   ACS Nano

Chemically Powered Micro- and Nanomotors

(2014) Samuel Sánchez et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Acoustic Propulsion of Nanorod Motors Inside Living Cells

(2014) Wei Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nano/Micromotors in (Bio)chemical Science Applications

(2014) Maria Guix et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Ultrasound-Modulated Bubble Propulsion of Chemically Powered Microengines

(2014) Tailin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Beyond Platinum: Bubble-Propelled Micromotors Based on Ag and MnO2 Catalysts

(2014) Hong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Investigation of acoustic streaming patterns around oscillating sharp edges

(2014) Nitesh Nama et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Asymmetric steady streaming as a mechanism for acoustic propulsion of rigid bodies

(2014) François Nadal et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9

(2014) J. A. Doudna et al.   SCIENCE

Ultrasound-Propelled Nanoporous Gold Wire for Efficient Drug Loading and Release

(2014) Victor Garcia-Gradilla et al.   Small

Functionalized Ultrasound-Propelled Magnetically Guided Nanomotors: Toward Practical Biomedical Applications

(2013) Victor Garcia-Gradilla et al.   ACS Nano

Template electrodeposition of catalytic nanomotors

(2013) Joseph Wang   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Steering Acoustically Propelled Nanowire Motors toward Cells in a Biologically Compatible Environment Using Magnetic Fields

(2013) Suzanne Ahmed et al.   LANGMUIR

Small power: Autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   Nano Today

A biomimetic nanosponge that absorbs pore-forming toxins

(2013) Che-Ming J. Hu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor

(2013) W. Jeffrey Elias et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Autonomous Motion of Metallic Microrods Propelled by Ultrasound

(2012) Wei Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Self-Propelled Nanotools

(2012) Alexander A. Solovev et al.   ACS Nano

Acoustic Droplet Vaporization and Propulsion of Perfluorocarbon-Loaded Microbullets for Targeted Tissue Penetration and Deformation

(2012) Daniel Kagan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Collective motion

(2012) Tamás Vicsek et al.   PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS

On-chip manipulation of single microparticles, cells, and organisms using surface acoustic waves

(2012) X. Ding et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transportation of single cell and microbubbles by phase-shift introduced to standing leaky surface acoustic waves

(2011) Long Meng et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Highly Efficient Catalytic Microengines: Template Electrosynthesis of Polyaniline/Platinum Microtubes

(2011) Wei Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bacterial Isolation by Lectin-Modified Microengines

(2011) Susana Campuzano et al.   NANO LETTERS

Bubble evolution in acoustic droplet vaporization at physiological temperature via ultra-high speed imaging

(2011) Zheng Zheng Wong et al.   Soft Matter

Chemically Triggered Swarming of Gold Microparticles

(2010) Daniel Kagan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anti-virulence strategies to combat bacteria-mediated disease

(2010) David A. Rasko et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Schooling Behavior of Light-Powered Autonomous Micromotors in Water

(2009) Michael Ibele et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery

(2009) Ferenc A. Jolesz   Annual Review of Medicine

The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms

(2009) Eric Lauga et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Catalytic Microtubular Jet Engines Self-Propelled by Accumulated Gas Bubbles

(2009) Alexander A. Solovev et al.   Small

Acoustic radiation force of high-order Bessel beam standing wave tweezers on a rigid sphere

(2009) F.G. Mitri   ULTRASONICS