ReviewMicromachines2023
Biomedical Applications of Deformable Hydrogel Microrobots.
Review in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- "Biodegradable caterpillar inspired soft robotic systems for targeted therapeutic delivery with intelligentRSC advances · 2026Review
- Hydrogel-Based Micro/Nanorobots for Advanced Biomedical Applications.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Temperature/pH Dual-Responsive Hydrogels: Research Progress in Preparation Methods, Structural Design Strategies and Biomedical Applications.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Magnetic Microrobots for Drug Delivery: A Review of Fabrication Materials, Structure Designs and Drug Delivery Strategies.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Micro/nano-robotic medical device: preparation, actuation mechanisms and their applications in medicine.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Microgel with a Core-Shell Particulate Structure Formed via Spinodal Decomposition of a Diblock Ionomer Containing a Doped Hydrophobic Moiety.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gels in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Past, Present, and Future.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) Induction Parameters on the Formation and Properties of Inulin-Soy Protein Hydrogels.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
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Abstract
Hydrogel, a material with outstanding biocompatibility and shape deformation ability, has recently become a hot topic for researchers studying innovative functional materials due to the growth of new biomedicine. Due to their stimulus responsiveness to external environments, hydrogels have progressively evolved into "smart" responsive (such as to pH, light, electricity, magnetism, temperature, and humidity) materials in recent years. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels have been used to construct hydrogel micro-nano robots which have demonstrated significant promise for biomedical applications. The different responsive deformation mechanisms in hydrogels are initially discussed in this study; after which, a number of preparation techniques and a variety of structural designs are introduced. This study also highlights the most recent developments in hydrogel micro-nano robots' biological applications, such as drug delivery, stem cell treatment, and cargo manipulation. On the basis of the hydrogel micro-nano robots' current state of development, current difficulties and potential future growth paths are identified.
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