Active Particles for Drug Delivery and Theranostics

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, nanotechnology has been extensively employed to fabricate drug delivery systems. Traditional drug delivery vehicles are mostly unable to access the diseased site due to the complicated tissue microenvironment and biological barriers. Multifunctional small-scale biomedical active particles have emerged in recent years, holding promise for targeted drug administration and minimally invasive surgery. Active particles, such as micro/nanorobots, can navigate through these spaces by capturing energy from their environment and transforming it into directed motion. Untethered active particles have been found to minimize systemic adverse effects, enhance therapeutic delivery efficiency, enhance targeted distribution by leveraging therapeutic capabilities precisely and efficiently in challenging, and constraining, regions of the body.

The primary objective of this Special Issue of Micromachines is to collate original research papers, review articles, and short communications that focus on, but not need not be limited to: (i) biomedical applications of microrobots, such as drug delivery, sensing, imaging, and microsurgery, (ii) smart and low-cost material designs, and (iii) control and fabrication strategies for active particles.

Dr. Shrishti Singh
Dr. Amit Kumar Singh
Dr. Jeffrey Moran
Guest Editors

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