Magnetic Microrobots for Biomedical Applications, Second Edition
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 1995
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micro–nano-manufacturing; magnetic microrobotics; MEMS/NEMS devices
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Interests: microrobotics; microfabrication; microsensors; microfluidics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of micro/nanofabrication technology, various multifunctional microrobots have recently emerged and hold great potential in the biomedical field. The term “microrobots” refers to a controllable agent with a size in the range of just micrometers. Because of their small scale, these miniature robots can access complex and narrow regions of the human body in a minimally invasive manner, for example, in the vasculature, brain, eye, articular cavity, gastrointestinal tract, etc. However, owing to their small size, actuators that can be used for the in vivo propelling of microrobots at the micro-scale are still lacking. Currently, a viable option for steering such a microrobot is through external energy transfer. In particular, using magnetic fields for microrobot actuation is the most versatile option for biomedical applications because of their advantages: insensitivity to biological substances, no direct contact, remote control ability, and precise positioning ability. In biomedical fields, magnetic microrobots have the potential to perform various tasks, such as minimally invasive surgery, targeted drug/cell delivery, cell manipulation, biopsy, imaging-guided surgery, intracellular measurement, and antibacterial applications. The aim of this Special Issue of Micromachines is to present recent advances in magnetic microrobots for biomedical applications, including, but not limited to, microrobot design and development, control theories for microrobots, magnetic actuation system design, and the in vivo imaging of microrobots.
Dr. Junyang Li
Dr. Tao Luo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microfabrication
- microrobotics
- magnetic actuation
- biomedical applications
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