ReviewResearch (Washington, D.C.)2020
Requirement and Development of Hydrogel Micromotors towards Biomedical Applications.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- A review on thermoresponsive PNIPAM hydrogels for regenerative medicine: from mechanical design to tissue adhesion.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Review
- Metareview: a survey of active matter reviews.The European physical journal. E, Soft matter · 2025Review
- Multifunctional Hydrogel with 3D Printability, Fluorescence, Biodegradability, and Biocompatibility for Biomedical Microrobots.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Microfluidic Design of Streamlined Alginate Hydrogel Micromotors with Run and Tumble Motion Patterns.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Diffusion-Limited Processes in Hydrogels with Chosen Applications from Drug Delivery to Electronic Components.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Visible Light-Driven Micromotors in Fuel-Free Environment with Promoted Ion Tolerance.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Spreadable Magnetic Soft Robots with On-Demand Hardening.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Micromachines for Microplastics Treatment.ACS nanoscience Au · 2022Review
- Biocompatible Conductive Hydrogels: Applications in the Field of Biomedicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Nanozyme-Triggered Cascade Reactions from Cup-Shaped Nanomotors Promote Active Cellular Targeting.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2022Article
- The Dynamic Mortise-and-Tenon Interlock Assists Hydrated Soft Robots Toward Off-Road Locomotion.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2022Article
- Droplet-Based Microfluidic Preparation of Shape-Variable Alginate Hydrogel Magnetic Micromotors.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Self-Propelling Hybrid Gels Incorporating an Active Self-Assembled, Low-Molecular-Weight Gelator.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2021Article
- Rational Design of Thermosensitive Hydrogel to Deliver Nanocrystals with Intranasal Administration for Brain Targeting in Parkinson's Disease.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2021Article
- Catalytic/magnetic assemblies of rolled-up tubular nanomembrane-based micromotors.RSC advances · 2020Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
With controllable size, biocompatibility, porosity, injectability, responsivity, diffusion time, reaction, separation, permeation, and release of molecular species, hydrogel microparticles achieve multiple advantages over bulk hydrogels for specific biomedical procedures. Moreover, so far studies mostly concentrate on local responses of hydrogels to chemical and/or external stimuli, which significantly limit the scope of their applications. Tetherless micromotors are autonomous microdevices capable of converting local chemical energy or the energy of external fields into motive forces for self-propelled or externally powered/controlled motion. If hydrogels can be integrated with micromotors, their applicability can be significantly extended and can lead to fully controllable responsive chemomechanical biomicromachines. However, to achieve these challenging goals, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and motive mechanisms of hydrogel micromotors need to be simultaneously integrated. This review summarizes recent achievements in the field of micromotors and hydrogels and proposes next steps required for the development of hydrogel micromotors, which become increasingly important for
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