ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025
Micro- and Nano-Bots for Infection Control.
Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Ultrasound-activated piezoelectric Bi@Bi-MOF enables STING-mediated immunotherapy for implant-associated infections.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- The Application of Micro/Nanorobots in Cancer Therapy.Micromachines · 2026Review
- Translational Application of Biomedical Microrobots in Female Reproductive System.ACS nano medicine · 2026Review
- Propensity score matching assessment of direct medical charges for patients with healthcare-associated infections.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Updates on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization of Magnetotactic Bacteria for Biosensor Applications.Biosensors · 2025Review
- Micro/nanorobots in antimicrobial therapy: Addressing challenges of antibiotic resistance.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Micro- and Nano-Bots for Infection Control.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Medical micro- and nano-bots (MMBs and MNBs) have attracted a lot of attention owing to their precise motion for accessing difficult-to-reach areas in the body. These emerging tools offer the promise of non-invasive diagnostics and therapeutics for a wide range of ailments. Here, it is highlighted how MMBs and MNBs can revolutionize infection management. The latest applications of MMBs and MNBs are explored for infection prevention, including their use as accurate, minimally invasive surgeons and diagnosis, where they function as sensitive and rapid biosensors or carriers for contrast agents for real-time imaging of infected tissue. Further, the applications are outlined in treatment serving as anti-biofilm agents and smart carriers for antibiotics and anti-infective biologics. The current challenges in designing MMBs and MNBs are highlighted for overcoming immune barriers, moving to deep infected tissue, and swimming in low Reynolds numbers and discuss mitigating strategies. Finally, as a future perspective, the potential advantages of multi-drive propulsion, bioinspired, and artificial-intelligence-trained MMBs and MNBs are discussed, with a special focus on challenges and opportunities for their commercialization.
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