Programmable acoustic modular microrobots.

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Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-03 DOI:10.1007/s12213-024-00175-y

Subrahmanyam Cherukumilli, Fatma Ceren Kirmizitas, David P Rivas, Max Sokolich, M Cagatay Karakan, Alice E White, Sambeeta Das

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Abstract

The field of microrobotics has emerged as a promising area of research with significant applications in biomedicine, both in vitro and in vivo, such as targeted cargo delivery, microsurgery, and cellular manipulation. Microrobots actuated with multiple modalities have the potential for greater adaptability, robustness, and capability to perform various tasks. Modular units that can reconfigure into various shapes, create structures that may be difficult to fabricate as one whole unit, and be assembled on-site, could provide more versatility by assembly and disassembly of units on demand. Such multi-modal modular microrobots have the potential to address challenging applications. Here, we present a biocompatible cylindrical microrobot with a dome-shaped cavity. The microrobot is actuated by both magnetic and acoustic fields and forms modular microstructures of various shapes. We demonstrate the use of these microrobots for cellular manipulation by creating patterns on a surface.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12213-024-00175-y.

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可编程声学模块化微型机器人

微型机器人领域已成为一个前景广阔的研究领域，在体外和体内生物医学领域都有重要应用，如定向货物运输、显微外科手术和细胞操作。采用多种模式驱动的微型机器人具有更强的适应性、鲁棒性和执行各种任务的能力。模块化单元可以重新配置成各种形状，创造出难以作为一个整体制造的结构，并可在现场组装，从而通过按需组装和拆卸单元提供更多功能。这种多模式模块化微型机器人有望解决具有挑战性的应用问题。在这里，我们展示了一种具有圆顶形空腔的生物兼容圆柱形微机器人。这种微机器人由磁场和声场驱动，可形成各种形状的模块化微结构。我们演示了如何利用这些微机器人在表面上创建图案来进行细胞操纵：在线版本包含补充材料，可查阅 10.1007/s12213-024-00175-y。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics (JMBR) focuses on small-scale robotic systems, which could be also biologically inspired, integrated with biological entities, or used for biological or biomedical applications. The journal aims to report the significant progresses in such new research topics. JMBR is devoted to the theory, experiments, and applications of micro/nano- and biotechnologies and small-scale robotics. It promotes both theoretical and practical engineering research based on the analysis and synthesis from the micro/nano level to the biological level of robotics. JMBR includes survey and research articles. Authors are invited to submit their original research articles or review articles for publication consideration. All submissions will be peer reviewed subject to the standards of the journal. Manuscripts based on previously published conference papers must be extended substantially.