ReviewInnovation (Cambridge (Mass.))2025
Untethered miniature robots for minimally invasive thrombus treatment: From bench to clinical trials.
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- Micro/Nanorobotic Systems for Imaging-Guided Closed-Loop Thrombus Recanalization.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Magnetic continuum soft robot-driven precise delivery of prodrug nanoassemblies for gastric cancer chemo-immunotherapy.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2025Article
- Micro/Nanorobots for Combating Brain Disorders: Challenges, Advances, and Perspectives.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Magnetic slippery microcatheter with artificial cilia for low-friction interventions.Science advances · 2025Article
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Abstract
Untethered miniature robots (MRs) offer a minimally invasive way to address adverse vascular blockages, such as cerebrovascular thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism. This review explores three key questions: what are the design principles of MRs from both engineering and clinical perspectives? How can visible intervention of MRs in three-dimensional (3D) branched vessels be achieved? What is the clinical procedure for treating thrombus using designed MRs? Recent progress in MRs for thrombus removal is summarized, and, more importantly, the pros and cons of MRs are discussed. We also evaluate the challenges that may hinder their clinical deployment and propose future research directions, bridging the gap between the bench and the bedside.
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