ArticleMicromachines2019
Magnetically Aligned Nanorods in Alginate Capsules (MANiACs): Soft Matter Tumbling Robots for Manipulation and Drug Delivery.
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- Parallel Multichannel Assessment of Rotationally Manipulated Magnetic Nanoparticles.Nanotechnology, science and applications · 2022Article
- Impact of Segmented Magnetization on the Flagellar Propulsion of Sperm-Templated Microrobots.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021Article
- Soft Capsule Magnetic Millirobots for Region-Specific Drug Delivery in the Central Nervous System.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Article
- The Future Application of Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies as Proving Grounds for MicroBioRobots.Micromachines · 2020Review
- MagnetoSuture: Tetherless Manipulation of Suture Needles.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2020Article
- Rotating Magnetic Nanoparticle Clusters as Microdevices for Drug Delivery.International journal of nanomedicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Soft, untethered microrobots composed of biocompatible materials for completing micromanipulation and drug delivery tasks in lab-on-a-chip and medical scenarios are currently being developed. Alginate holds significant potential in medical microrobotics due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and drug encapsulation capabilities. Here, we describe the synthesis of MANiACs-Magnetically Aligned Nanorods in Alginate Capsules-for use as untethered microrobotic surface tumblers, demonstrating magnetically guided lateral tumbling via rotating magnetic fields. MANiAC translation is demonstrated on tissue surfaces as well as inclined slopes. These alginate microrobots are capable of manipulating objects over millimeter-scale distances. Finally, we demonstrate payload release capabilities of MANiACs during translational tumbling motion.
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