Micro‐/Nanomachines Driven by Ultrasonic Power Sources

Acoustic tweezers for the life sciences

(2018) Adem Ozcelik et al.   NATURE METHODS

A swarm of slippery micropropellers penetrates the vitreous body of the eye

(2018) Zhiguang Wu et al.   Science Advances

Neutrophil-inspired propulsion in a combined acoustic and magnetic field

(2017) Daniel Ahmed et al.   Nature Communications

Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection

(2017) Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila et al.   Nature Communications

Ultrasound Biosafety Considerations for the Practicing Sonographer and Sonologist

(2017) Thomas R. Nelson et al.   JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE

Acoustically Propelled Nanomotors for Intracellular siRNA Delivery

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

Rapid formation of size-controllable multicellular spheroids via 3D acoustic tweezers

(2016) Kejie Chen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Artificial Swimmers Propelled by Acoustically Activated Flagella

(2016) Daniel Ahmed et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single Cell Real-Time miRNAs Sensing Based on Nanomotors

(2015) Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila et al.   ACS Nano

Lysozyme-Based Antibacterial Nanomotors

(2015) Melek Kiristi et al.   ACS Nano

Water-Powered Cell-Mimicking Janus Micromotor

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Magnetite Nanostructured Porous Hollow Helical Microswimmers for Targeted Delivery

(2015) Xiaohui Yan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Cell-Membrane-Coated Synthetic Nanomotors for Effective Biodetoxification

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A tale of two forces: simultaneous chemical and acoustic propulsion of bimetallic micromotors

(2015) Wei Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Reversible Swarming and Separation of Self-Propelled Chemically Powered Nanomotors under Acoustic Fields

(2015) Tailin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reusable acoustic tweezers for disposable devices

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

Standing surface acoustic wave (SSAW)-based cell washing

(2015) Sixing Li et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Magneto–Acoustic Hybrid Nanomotor

(2015) Jinxing Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

RBC micromotors carrying multiple cargos towards potential theranostic applications

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   Nanoscale

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

Kilohertz Rotation of Nanorods Propelled by Ultrasound, Traced by Microvortex Advection of Nanoparticles

(2014) Andrew L. Balk et al.   ACS Nano

Turning Erythrocytes into Functional Micromotors

(2014) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ACS Nano

Acoustic Propulsion of Nanorod Motors Inside Living Cells

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

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

(2014) Victor Garcia-Gradilla et al.   Small

Ultrahigh-speed rotating nanoelectromechanical system devices assembled from nanoscale building blocks

(2014) Kwanoh Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Electroforming of Implantable Tubular Magnetic Microrobots for Wireless Ophthalmologic Applications

(2014) George Chatzipirpiridis et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

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

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

Nano/Microscale Motors: Biomedical Opportunities and Challenges

(2012) Joseph Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Catalytic Janus Motors on Microfluidic Chip: Deterministic Motion for Targeted Cargo Delivery

(2012) Larysa Baraban et al.   ACS Nano

Autonomous Motion of Metallic Microrods Propelled by Ultrasound

(2012) Wei Wang 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

Intelligent, self-powered, drug delivery systems

(2012) Debabrata Patra et al.   Nanoscale

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

Micromachine-Enabled Capture and Isolation of Cancer Cells in Complex Media

(2011) Shankar Balasubramanian et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rotational microfluidic motor for on-chip microcentrifugation

(2011) Richie J. Shilton et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Functionalized Micromachines for Selective and Rapid Isolation of Nucleic Acid Targets from Complex Samples

(2011) Daniel Kagan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Light-driven nanoscale plasmonic motors

(2010) Ming Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Catalytic Nanomotors: Self-Propelled Sphere Dimers

(2010) Leonardo F. Valadares et al.   Small

Nanorobots: The Ultimate Wireless Self-Propelled Sensing and Actuating Devices

(2009) Samuel Sánchez et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal