Stimuli-Responsive Functional Micro-/Nanorobots: A Review

Zhou，Yan1; Ye，Min1; Hu，Chengzhi2; Qian，Huihuan1,3; Nelson，Bradley J.1,4; Wang，Xiaopu1

2023

10.1021/acsnano.3c01942

ACS Nano   Impact Factor & Quartile

1936-0851

1936-086X

Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots (srFM/Ns) are a class of intelligent, efficient, and promising microrobots that can react to external stimuli (such as temperature, light, ultrasound, pH, ion, and magnetic field) and perform designated tasks. Through adaptive transformation into the corresponding functional forms, they can perfectly match the demands depending on different applications, which manifest extremely important roles in targeted therapy, biological detection, tissue engineering, and other fields. Promising as srFM/Ns can be, few reviews have focused on them. It is therefore necessary to provide an overview of the current development of these intelligent srFM/Ns to provide clear inspiration for further development of this field. Hence, this review summarizes the current advances of stimuli-responsive functional microrobots regarding their response mechanism, the achieved functions, and their applications to highlight the pros and cons of different stimuli. Finally, we emphasize the existing challenges of srFM/Ns and propose possible strategies to help accelerate the study of this field and promote srFM/Ns toward actual applications.

applications biological stimulus functional micro-/nanorobots magnetic stimulus pH stimulus photic stimulus stimuli-responding mechanisms thermal stimulus ultrasonic stimulus

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English

NI Journal Papers

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Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society["AC01202101106","2020-ICP002"]

Chemistry ; Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Materials Science

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary ; Chemistry, Physical ; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

WOS:001040352500001

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

2-s2.0-85168428438

Scopus

1.Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS),The Chinese University of HongKong,Shenzhen,Guangdong,518129,China
2.Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
3.Chinese University of HongKong,Shenzhen,Shenzhen,518172,China
4.Multi-Scale Robotics Lab,Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems,ETH Zurich,Zurich,Tannenstrasse 3,CH-8092,Switzerland

Zhou，Yan,Ye，Min,Hu，Chengzhi,et al. Stimuli-Responsive Functional Micro-/Nanorobots: A Review[J]. ACS Nano,2023,17(16).

Zhou，Yan,Ye，Min,Hu，Chengzhi,Qian，Huihuan,Nelson，Bradley J.,&Wang，Xiaopu.(2023).Stimuli-Responsive Functional Micro-/Nanorobots: A Review.ACS Nano,17(16).

Zhou，Yan,et al."Stimuli-Responsive Functional Micro-/Nanorobots: A Review".ACS Nano 17.16(2023).