Mobile microrobots for bioengineering applications

Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers

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

Reprogrammable Logic Gate and Logic Circuit Based on Multistimuli-Responsive Raspberry-like Micromotors

(2016) Lina Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Enteric Micromotor Can Selectively Position and Spontaneously Propel in the Gastrointestinal Tract

(2016) Jinxing Li et al.   ACS Nano

Transient Micromotors That Disappear When No Longer Needed

(2016) Chuanrui Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Reversed Janus Micro/Nanomotors with Internal Chemical Engine

(2016) Xing Ma et al.   ACS Nano

Rocket Science at the Nanoscale

(2016) Jinxing Li et al.   ACS Nano

Dynamic Loading and Unloading of Proteins in Polymeric Stomatocytes: Formation of an Enzyme-Loaded Supramolecular Nanomotor

(2016) Loai K. E. A. Abdelmohsen et al.   ACS Nano

Motion Control of Urea-Powered Biocompatible Hollow Microcapsules

(2016) Xing Ma et al.   ACS Nano

Enzyme Catalysis To Power Micro/Nanomachines

(2016) Xing Ma et al.   ACS Nano

Bioengineered and biohybrid bacteria-based systems for drug delivery

(2016) Zeinab Hosseinidoust et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Reusable and Long-Lasting Active Microcleaners for Heterogeneous Water Remediation

(2016) Jemish Parmar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dynamic Polymeric Microtubes for the Remote-Controlled Capture, Guidance, and Release of Sperm Cells

(2016) Veronika Magdanz et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D Chemical Patterning of Micromaterials for Encoded Functionality

(2016) Hakan Ceylan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Killing of Staphylococcus aureus via Magnetic Hyperthermia Mediated by Magnetotactic Bacteria

(2016) Changyou Chen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enabling automated magnetic resonance imaging-based targeting assessment during dipole field navigation

(2016) Maxime Latulippe et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Wireless actuation with functional acoustic surfaces

(2016) T. Qiu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Magnetic propulsion of robotic sperms at low-Reynolds number

(2016) Islam S. M. Khalil et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Electric Field Control of Bacteria-Powered Microrobots Using a Static Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm

(2016) Hoyeon Kim et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Hyperthermia with rotating magnetic nanowires inducing heat into tumor by fluid friction

(2016) Peter W. Egolf et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Decision-making without a brain: how an amoeboid organism solves the two-armed bandit

(2016) Chris R. Reid et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Programmable assembly of heterogeneous microparts by an untethered mobile capillary microgripper

(2016) Joshua Giltinan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

2-D steering and propelling of acoustic bubble-powered microswimmers

(2016) Jian Feng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Self-Diffusiophoresis of Janus Catalytic Micromotors in Confined Geometries

(2016) Fengchang Yang et al.   LANGMUIR

Penetration of an artificial arterial thromboembolism in a live animal using an intravascular therapeutic microrobot system

(2016) Semi Jeong et al.   MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS

Artificial Swimmers Propelled by Acoustically Activated Flagella

(2016) Daniel Ahmed et al.   NANO LETTERS

Magnetic Propulsion of Microswimmers with DNA-Based Flagellar Bundles

(2016) Alexander M. Maier et al.   NANO LETTERS

Man-made rotary nanomotors: a review of recent developments

(2016) Kwanoh Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Holograms for acoustics

(2016) Kai Melde et al.   NATURE

Self-propelled supramolecular nanomotors with temperature-responsive speed regulation

(2016) Yingfeng Tu et al.   Nature Chemistry

Reconfiguring active particles by electrostatic imbalance

(2016) Jing Yan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

(2016) Stefano Palagi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Magneto-aerotactic bacteria deliver drug-containing nanoliposomes to tumour hypoxic regions

(2016) Ouajdi Felfoul et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Optogenetic skeletal muscle-powered adaptive biological machines

(2016) Ritu Raman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter

(2016) Guo Zhan Lum et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments

(2016) Clemens Bechinger et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

(2016) S.-J. Park et al.   SCIENCE

On-chip micromanipulation using a magnetically driven micromanipulator with an acoustically oscillating bubble

(2016) Il Song Park et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Active tumor-therapeutic liposomal bacteriobot combining a drug (paclitaxel)-encapsulated liposome with targeting bacteria (Salmonella Typhimurium)

(2016) Van Du Nguyen et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Reactive Inkjet Printing of Biocompatible Enzyme Powered Silk Micro-Rockets

(2016) David A. Gregory et al.   Small

Selective microrobot control using a thermally responsive microclamper for microparticle manipulation

(2016) Gwangjun Go et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Topographical pathways guide chemical microswimmers

(2016) Juliane Simmchen et al.   Nature Communications

Patterned and Specific Attachment of Bacteria on Biohybrid Bacteria-Driven Microswimmers

(2016) Ajay Vikram Singh et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

(2016) Mikołaj Rogóż et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Light-driven micro-tool equipped with a syringe function

(2016) Mark Jayson Villangca et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Microfluidic-Based Droplet and Cell Manipulations Using Artificial Bacterial Flagella

(2016) Yun Ding et al.   Micromachines

Thermocapillarity in Microfluidics—A Review

(2016) Alireza Karbalaei et al.   Micromachines

Exploiting Optical Asymmetry for Controlled Guiding of Particles with Light

(2016) Ognjen Ilic et al.   ACS Photonics

A Compartmentalized Out-of-Equilibrium Enzymatic Reaction Network for Sustained Autonomous Movement

(2016) Marlies Nijemeisland et al.   ACS Central Science

Thermocapillary motion on lubricant-impregnated surfaces

(2016) Nada Bjelobrk et al.   Physical Review Fluids

Using DNA to program the self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles and microparticles

(2016) W. Benjamin Rogers et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Designing hydrogels for controlled drug delivery

(2016) Jianyu Li et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Chemotaxis of bio-hybrid multiple bacteria-driven microswimmers

(2016) Jiang Zhuang et al.   Scientific Reports

Simultaneous steering and imaging of magnetic particles using MRI toward delivery of therapeutics

(2016) Ouajdi Felfoul et al.   Scientific Reports

Marangoni effect visualized in two-dimensions Optical tweezers for gas bubbles

(2016) A. Miniewicz et al.   Scientific Reports

Mobility-Enhancing Coatings for Vitreoretinal Surgical Devices: Hydrophilic and Enzymatic Coatings Investigated by Microrheology

(2015) Juho Pokki et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Artificial Micromotors in the Mouse’s Stomach: A Step toward in Vivo Use of Synthetic Motors

(2015) Wei Gao et al.   ACS Nano

Acoustic Microcannons: Toward Advanced Microballistics

(2015) Fernando Soto et al.   ACS Nano

Water-Powered Cell-Mimicking Janus Micromotor

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Magnetically Driven Silver-Coated Nanocoils for Efficient Bacterial Contact Killing

(2015) Marcus Hoop et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Magnetic Helical Microswimmers Functionalized with Lipoplexes for Targeted Gene Delivery

(2015) Famin Qiu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Light-Fueled Microscopic Walkers

(2015) Hao Zeng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bio-Acoustic Levitational (BAL) Assembly Method for Engineering of Multilayered, 3D Brain-Like Constructs, Using Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Neuro-Progenitors

(2015) Charlène Bouyer et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D-Printed Artificial Microfish

(2015) Wei Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlled In Vivo Swimming of a Swarm of Bacteria-Like Microrobotic Flagella

(2015) Ania Servant et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-Guided Supramolecular Cargo-Loaded Nanomotors with Chemotactic Behavior towards Cells

(2015) Fei Peng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biological Soft Robotics

(2015) Adam W. Feinberg   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Measuring localized viscoelasticity of the vitreous body using intraocular microprobes

(2015) Juho Pokki et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Surface roughness-induced speed increase for active Janus micromotors

(2015) Udit Choudhury et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A bio-catalytically driven Janus mesoporous silica cluster motor with magnetic guidance

(2015) Xing Ma et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Dipole Field Navigation: Theory and Proof of Concept

(2015) Maxime Latulippe et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Achieving Commutation Control of an MRI-Powered Robot Actuator

(2015) Ouajdi Felfoul et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Six-degree-of-freedom magnetic actuation for wireless microrobotics

(2015) Eric Diller et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Catalytic Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors for Active Cargo Delivery

(2015) Xing Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cell culture on microfabricated one-dimensional polymeric structures for bio-actuator and bio-bot applications

(2015) Sandeep V. Anand et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Micropropulsion by an acoustic bubble for navigating microfluidic spaces

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

Three-dimensional heterogeneous assembly of coded microgels using an untethered mobile microgripper

(2015) Su Eun Chung et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Fast Magnetic Micropropellers with Random Shapes

(2015) Peter J. Vach et al.   NANO LETTERS

Cellular Cargo Delivery: Toward Assisted Fertilization by Sperm-Carrying Micromotors

(2015) Mariana Medina-Sánchez et al.   NANO LETTERS

Enzyme-Powered Hollow Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors

(2015) Xing Ma et al.   NANO LETTERS

RBC micromotors carrying multiple cargos towards potential theranostic applications

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   Nanoscale

Biomedical Applications of Untethered Mobile Milli/Microrobots

(2015) Metin Sitti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE

Nano and micro architectures for self-propelled motors

(2015) Jemish Parmar et al.   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-Component TiO2Tubular Microengines with Motion Controlled by Light-Induced Bubbles

(2015) Fangzhi Mou et al.   Small

Self-propulsion of a catalytically active particle near a planar wall: from reflection to sliding and hovering

(2015) W. E. Uspal et al.   Soft Matter

Optogenetic control of contractile function in skeletal muscle

(2015) Tobias Bruegmann et al.   Nature Communications

pH-Taxis of Biohybrid Microsystems

(2015) Jiang Zhuang et al.   Scientific Reports

Selectively manipulable acoustic-powered microswimmers

(2015) Daniel Ahmed et al.   Scientific Reports

Biotunable Acoustic Node Assembly of Organoids

(2015) Pu Chen et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Towards Independent Control of Multiple Magnetic Mobile Microrobots

(2015) Sagar Chowdhury et al.   Micromachines

Enzymatically active biomimetic micropropellers for the penetration of mucin gels

(2015) D. Walker et al.   Science Advances

The triathlon of magnetic actuation: Rolling, propelling, swimming with a single magnetic material

(2015) Peter J. Vach et al.   Scientific Reports

Water-Driven Micromotors for Rapid Photocatalytic Degradation of Biological and Chemical Warfare Agents

(2014) Jinxing Li et al.   ACS Nano

Nanopropellers and Their Actuation in Complex Viscoelastic Media

(2014) Debora Schamel et al.   ACS Nano

Turning Erythrocytes into Functional Micromotors

(2014) Zhiguang Wu et al.   ACS Nano

Three-Dimensional Programmable Assembly by Untethered Magnetic Robotic Micro-Grippers

(2014) Eric Diller et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dynamic tracking of magnetic nanoparticles for mapping microvascular networks using a clinical 1.5 T magnetic resonance scanner

(2014) Nina Olamaei et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Generating mobile fluidic traps for selective three-dimensional transport of microobjects

(2014) Tian-Yun Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nano/Micromotors in (Bio)chemical Science Applications

(2014) Maria Guix et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Chemical Energy Powered Nano/Micro/Macromotors and the Environment

(2014) James Guo Sheng Moo et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Electrokinetic effects in catalytic platinum-insulator Janus swimmers

(2014) S. Ebbens et al.   EPL

Ultrasound-Modulated Bubble Propulsion of Chemically Powered Microengines

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

Dynamic trapping and two-dimensional transport of swimming microorganisms using a rotating magnetic microrobot

(2014) Zhou Ye et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Application of an acoustofluidic perfusion bioreactor for cartilage tissue engineering

(2014) Siwei Li et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Magnetic steering control of multi-cellular bio-hybrid microswimmers

(2014) Rika Wright Carlsen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Approaching the in vitro clinical trial: engineering organs on chips

(2014) A. K. Capulli et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle

(2014) C. Cvetkovic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Micro-object manipulation in a microfabricated channel using an electromagnetically driven microrobot with an acoustically oscillating bubble

(2014) Jun O Kwon et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Bio-Hybrid Cell-Based Actuators for Microsystems

(2014) Rika Wright Carlsen et al.   Small

Ionic effects in self-propelled Pt-coated Janus swimmers

(2014) Aidan Brown et al.   Soft Matter

Gravitaxis of asymmetric self-propelled colloidal particles

(2014) Borge ten Hagen et al.   Nature Communications

Swimming by reciprocal motion at low Reynolds number

(2014) Tian Qiu et al.   Nature Communications

Cooperative manipulation and transport of microobjects using multiple helical microcarriers

(2014) Tian-Yun Huang et al.   RSC Advances

Behaviors and Strategies of Bacterial Navigation in Chemical and Nonchemical Gradients

(2014) Bo Hu et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Development of a Sperm-Flagella Driven Micro-Bio-Robot

(2013) Veronika Magdanz et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rotating Magnetic Miniature Swimming Robots With Multiple Flexible Flagella

(2013) Zhou Ye et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Enzyme Molecules as Nanomotors

(2013) Samudra Sengupta et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Emergence of macroscopic directed motion in populations of motile colloids

(2013) Antoine Bricard et al.   NATURE

Hydrogel drug delivery system with predictable and tunable drug release and degradation rates

(2013) G. W. Ashley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Construction and operation of a microrobot based on magnetotactic bacteria in a microfluidic chip

(2012) Qiufeng Ma et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Microfluidic manipulation with artificial/bioinspired cilia

(2012) Jaap M.J. den Toonder et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Electrokinetic and optical control of bacterial microrobots

(2011) Edward B Steager et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Dynamics of catalytic tubular microjet engines: Dependence on geometry and chemical environment

(2011) Jinxing Li et al.   Nanoscale

Microrobots for Minimally Invasive Medicine

(2010) Bradley J. Nelson et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

OctoMag: An Electromagnetic System for 5-DOF Wireless Micromanipulation

(2010) Michael P. Kummer et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Steering of aggregating magnetic microparticles using propulsion gradients coils in an MRI Scanner

(2010) Jean-Baptiste Mathieu et al.   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE

Autonomously motile catalytic nanomotors by bubble propulsion

(2009) J. G. Gibbs et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Magnetic nanoparticles encapsulated into biodegradable microparticles steered with an upgraded magnetic resonance imaging system for tumor chemoembolization

(2009) Pierre Pouponneau et al.   BIOMATERIALS

On prokaryotic intelligence: Strategies for sensing the environment

(2009) Pedro C. Marijuán et al.   BIOSYSTEMS

Voyage of the microrobots

(2009) Metin Sitti   NATURE