The Encoding of Light‐Driven Micro/Nanorobots: from Single to Swarming Systems

Wang, Jizhuang; Xiong, Ze; Tang, Jinyao

doi:10.1002/aisy.202000170

Cited by 49 publications

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“…Artificial swimmers, which mimic the swimming behaviors of microorganisms in nature, represent a series of automotive devices that self-propel in liquid media, which are finding applications in biomedical engineering, sensing, and environmental remediation. − Light-fueled swimmers are attractive because they can be made of various materials and can be remotely controlled with simple experimental setups. ,− Moreover, the inherent optical heating effects in optothermal swimmers can facilitate photothermal therapy in disease theranostics …”

Section: Optical Manipulation Based On Thermophoresismentioning

confidence: 99%

Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation

Chen

Zheng

2021

Chem. Rev.

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Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This Review focuses on an emerging class of optical manipulation techniques, termed heat-mediated optical manipulation. In comparison to conventional optical tweezers that rely on a tightly focused laser beam to trap objects, heat-mediated optical manipulation techniques exploit tailorable optothermo–matter interactions and rich mass transport dynamics to enable versatile control of matter of various compositions, shapes, and sizes. In addition to conventional tweezing, more distinct manipulation modes, including optothermal pulling, nudging, rotating, swimming, oscillating, and walking, have been demonstrated to enhance the functionalities using simple and low-power optics. We start with an introduction to basic physics involved in heat-mediated optical manipulation, highlighting major working mechanisms underpinning a variety of manipulation techniques. Next, we categorize the heat-mediated optical manipulation techniques based on different working mechanisms and discuss working modes, capabilities, and applications for each technique. We conclude this Review with our outlook on current challenges and future opportunities in this rapidly evolving field of heat-mediated optical manipulation.

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Section: Optical Manipulation Based On Thermophoresismentioning

confidence: 99%

Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation

Chen

Zheng

2021

Chem. Rev.

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“…34,35 Chemically/photochemically powered micro/nanomotors can respond to signaling chemicals secreted by their neighbors and behave as motor groups utilizing local diffusiophoretic interactions. [36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Nevertheless, aligning the forces of these individuals to effectively manipulate multiple and different types of large cargoes is still an insurmountable challenge.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Cooperative transport by flocking phototactic micromotors

Zhang

Mou

et al. 2021

Nanoscale Adv.

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“…The following sections will briefly introduce the microrobot propulsion methods based on the requirements of cell delivering, whereas more detailed information about microrobot propulsion principles can be found in other review articles. [20,62,[89][90][91][92][93][94][95]…”

Section: Actuation Methods Of Cell-transport Microrobotsmentioning

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Recent Progress of Micro/Nanorobots for Cell Delivery and Manipulation

Chen

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2022

Adv Funct Materials

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Micro/nanorobots have attracted significant interest in the biomedical field due to their micro/nano scale sizes and autonomously untethered motions. Meanwhile, stem cell‐based therapy has emerged as a promising approach to cure previously irreparable degenerative diseases by virtue of the stem cells’ differentiation and regeneration. To ensure the efficiency of the stem cell delivery, developing suitable and reliable cell‐transport systems is essential. Micro/nanorobots aimed at cell transport have progressed in recent years, which can perform this crucial step of cell delivery accurately and noninvasively during cell‐based therapy. Herein, a review of the design and fabrication technologies and actuation mechanisms of cell‐transport microrobots is presented. The applications of the micro/nanorobotic cell‐manipulation and cell‐transport platforms are discussed, as well as the current challenges and the future perspectives in translation of microrobots from research stage to clinical applications.

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The Encoding of Light‐Driven Micro/Nanorobots: from Single to Swarming Systems

Cited by 49 publications

References 187 publications

Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation

Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation

Cooperative transport by flocking phototactic micromotors

Recent Progress of Micro/Nanorobots for Cell Delivery and Manipulation

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