Trends in Micro‐/Nanorobotics: Materials Development, Actuation, Localization, and System Integration for Biomedical Applications
Chinese University of Hong Kong · Shenzhen University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Micro-/nanorobots (m-bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their applications in in vivo diagnosis and intervention have been the focus of extensive research in recent years with various clinical imaging techniques being applied for localization and tracking. The successful integration of well-designed m-bots with surface functionalization, remote actuation systems, and imaging techniques becomes the crucial step toward biomedical applications, especially for the in vivo uses. This review thus addresses four different aspects of biomedical m-bots: design/fabrication, functionalization,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 42.12
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- 100%
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- 453
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4Topics & keywords
- Nanorobotics
- Nanotechnology
- Systems engineering
- Computer science
- Viewpoints
- Surface modification
- Materials science
- Biomedical engineering