Medical Microrobots: From Fiction to Reality
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2021) | Viewed by 433
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Micro/nanorobotics is an emerging field with its promise to revolutionize medicine. Starting from Fantastic Voyage shortly after Feynman’s lecture, medical microrobots have long been envisioned to treat diseases in a minimally invasive manner. Falling off the walls between disciplines and advances in materials science, fabrication technologies, imaging and our understanding of diseases brings us closer to the patrolling of micro/nanorobots in the human body. Although not yet translated into bedside, there is a rapid development in the benchside towards well-designed, controlled, powered and medically functional micro/nanorobots.
Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase original research papers, review articles and short communications that focus on in vitro and in vivo biological applications of microrobots, novel/smart material designs, control and fabrication strategies and medical imaging of microrobots.
Dr. Immihan Ceren Yasa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- micro/nanomachines
- microrobotics
- 3D printing
- microfabrication
- smart materials
- medical imaging
- robotics for medicine
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