ReviewMicromachines2021
The Role of Soft Robotic Micromachines in the Future of Medical Devices and Personalized Medicine.
Review in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Soft Robotics and Advanced Technologies for Minimally Invasive Bioprinting: The Future of Internal Organ Repair.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Converging Architectures: Precision Biomanufacturing and Soft Robotics Rewiring Tissue Engineering.Micromachines · 2025Article
- Editorial for the Special Issue on Soft Actuators: Design, Fabrication and Applications.Micromachines · 2024Article
- Advancements in Robotic Surgery: A Comprehensive Overview of Current Utilizations and Upcoming Frontiers.Cureus · 2023Review
- Submillimeter Multifunctional Ferromagnetic Fiber Robots for Navigation, Sensing, and Modulation.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023Article
- A Millimeter-Scale Soft Robot for Tissue Biopsy Procedures.Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2023Article
- Electric and Magnetic Field-Driven Dynamic Structuring for Smart Functional Devices.Micromachines · 2023Review
- Biosensing Technologies: A Focus Review on Recent Advancements in Surface Plasmon Coupled Emission.Micromachines · 2023Review
- Multifunctional ferromagnetic fiber robots for navigation, sensing, and treatment in minimally invasive surgery.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- A review on self-healing featured soft robotics.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Review
- Rolling Motion of a Soft Microsnowman under Rotating Magnetic Field.Micromachines · 2022Article
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13 authors.
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Abstract
Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this review, we analyze the trajectory of biomedical and engineering approaches to soft robotics for healthcare applications. We review current literature across spatial scales and biocompatibility, focusing on engineering done at the biotic-abiotic interface. From traditional techniques for robot design to advances in tunable material chemistry, we look broadly at the field for opportunities to advance healthcare solutions in the future. We present an extracellular matrix-based robotic actuator and propose how biomaterials and proteins may influence the future of medical device design.
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