- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
2023-2025
Shanghai Ocean University
2022-2025
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
2022-2025
Hubei University of Arts and Science
2025
Xiangyang Central Hospital
2025
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
2025
Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University
2025
Sichuan Agricultural University
2020-2024
Harbin Institute of Technology
2018-2024
Hebei University of Technology
2023-2024
Swimming microrobots that are energized by external magnetic fields exhibit a variety of intriguing collective behaviors, ranging from dynamic self-organization to coherent motion; however, achieving multiple, desired modes within one colloidal system emulate high environmental adaptability and enhanced tasking capabilities natural swarms is challenging. Here, we present strategy uses alternating program hematite particles into liquid, chain, vortex, ribbon-like microrobotic enables fast...
The T-1000 liquid metal terminator, which can transform and self-repair, represents a dream for decades that robots fundamentally change our daily life. Until now, some large-scale machines have been developed. However, there is no report on nanoscaled their biomedical applications. We describe here shape-transformable fusible rodlike swimming nanomachine, based the biocompatible transformable gallium. These nanomachines were prepared by pressure-filter-template technology, diameter length...
We report a magnetically actuated peanut-shaped hematite colloid motor that can not only move in rolling or wobbling mode fluids but also perform single cell manipulation and patterning noncontact way. The peanut reach maximal velocity of 10.6 μm s–1 under rotating magnetic field 130 Hz 6.3 mT achieve more precisely controllable motion predefined tracks. While mode, the reaches 14.5 conical 80 climb over steep slopes to adapt for complex environments. fluid flow simulation results reveal...
Abstract Magnetic miniature soft‐bodied robots allow non‐invasive access to restricted spaces and provide ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery, micromanipulation, targeted drug delivery. However, the existing elastomer‐based (silicone) fluid‐based (ferrofluid or liquid metal) magnetically actuated soft have limitations. Owing its limited deformability, small‐scale robot cannot navigate through a highly environment. In contrast, although are more capable of deformation, they also by...
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment biofilm-associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging. Magnetically driven microrobots with controlled motility, accessibility to tiny lumen, swarm enhancement effects can physically disrupt deleterious biostructures while not developing drug resistance. Magnetic urchin-like capsule robots (MUCRs) loaded magnetic liquid metal droplets (MLMDs, antibacterial agents) are...
Abstract Highly stretchable and robust strain sensors are rapidly emerging as promising candidates for a diverse of wearable electronics. The main challenge the practical application electronics is energy consumption device aging. Energy mainly depends on conductivity sensor, it key factor in determining Here, we design liquid metal (LM)‐embedded hydrogel sensing material to overcome barrier aging simultaneously exhibits high (up 22 S m −1 ), low elastic modulus (23 kPa), ultrahigh...
The challenge in photothermal therapy (PTT) is to develop biocompatible transducers that can absorb and convert near-infrared (NIR) light into heat with high efficiency. Herein, we report salt-induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) biological media form highly efficient NIR for PTT photothermal/photoacoustic (PT/PA) imaging cancer. GNP depots situ formed by GNPs show strong absorption induced plasmonic coupling between adjacent very conversion efficiency (52%), enabling destruction...
Shape tunable liquid metal nanoparticles were fabricated with characterization of biocompatibility, favorable photothermal conversion efficiency and tumor targeting capability for therapy.
Recent progress of untethered mobile micromotors has shown immense potential for targeted drug delivery <italic>in vivo</italic>.
Abstract Developing microrobots with multiple deformabilities has become extremely challenging due to the lack of materials that are soft enough at microscale level and inability be reconfigured after fabrication. In this study, it is aimed prove liquid composed ferrofluid droplets inherently deformable they can controlled, individually or in aggregate, programmable deformabilities. For example, liquid‐microrobot monomer (LRM) pass through narrow channels via elongation achieve scaling...
The assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to AuNP assemblies is interest for cancer therapy and imaging. Herein we introduce a new general paradigm, thermally triggered assembly, the development novel intelligent platforms photothermal (PTT) multimodal Site-specific conjugation sensitive elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) AuNPs yields ELP-AuNPs. Interestingly, ELP-AuNPs can in situ form composed short necklace-like nanostructures at elevated temperatures thus show strong near-infrared light...
To compare sensitivity in the detection of lung nodules between deep learning (DL) model and radiologists using various patient population scanning parameters to assess whether radiologists' performance could be enhanced when DL for assistance.A total 12 754 thin-section chest CT scans from January 2012 June 2017 were retrospectively collected training, validation, testing. Pulmonary these categorized into four types: solid, subsolid, calcified, pleural. The testing dataset was divided three...
Abstract A magnetic urchin‐like microswimmer based on sunflower pollen grain (SPG) that can pierce the cancer cell membrane and actively deliver therapeutic drugs is reported. These drug loaded microperforators are fabricated a large scale by sequentially treating natural SPGs with acidolysis, sputtering, vacuum loading. The microswimmers exhibit precise autonomous navigation obstacle avoidance in complex environments via association artificial intelligence. Assemblies of further enhance...
Abstract We report the reconfigurable assembly of rod‐shaped eutectic gallium–indium alloy (EGaIn) liquid metal colloidal motors by mimicking growth behavior a dandelion. EGaIn nanorods with diameter 210 nm and length 850 were synthesized via an ultrasound‐assisted physical dispersion method. The possess core–shell structure 30 GaOOH shell zero‐valent core. move autonomously at speed 41.2 μm s −1 under acoustic field. By modulating frequency applied field, self‐organize into various striped...
Abstract Many astonishing biological collective behaviors exist in nature, and artificial microrobotic swarms have been developed by emulating these scenarios. However, microswarms typically single structures lack the adaptability that many exhibit to thrive complex environments. Inspired viscoelastic fire ant aggregations using a combination of experiment simulation, strategy trigger ferrofluid droplets into forming exhibiting both liquid‐like solid‐like is reported. By spatiotemporally...
Abstract Miniature magnetic soft machines could significantly impact minimally invasive robotics and biomedical applications. However, most are limited to solid materials, whereas further progress also relies on fluidic constructs obtained by reconfiguring liquid such as ferrofluid. Here we show how harnessing the wettability of ferrofluids allows for controlled reconfigurability ability create versatile machines. The ferrofluid droplet exhibits multimodal motions, a single can be split into...
Abstract Untethered miniature soft robots have significant application potentials in biomedical and industrial fields due to their space accessibility safe human interaction. However, the lack of selective forceful actuation is still challenging revolutionizing unleashing versatility. Here, we propose a focused ultrasound-controlled phase transition strategy for achieving millimeter-level spatially Newton-level force robots, which harnesses ultrasound-induced heating trigger inside robot,...
Hydrogel encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs is challenging because the hydrophilic nature hydrogel highly likely to result in a low loading efficiency (LE), and complex procedures are usually inevitable previously reported approaches. The objective this study develop efficient ecofriendly technique for embedding hydrogels provide good guide instruct process design. Through combination oiling-out crystallization ionotropic gelation, drug-loaded beads were prepared via an organic solvent-free...
Conjugating a hydrophilic and protein-resistant polymer to protein is widely used strategy extend the in vivo half-life of protein; however, benefit extension usually limited by bioactivity decrease. Herein we report supramolecular self-assembly site-specific situ polymerization induced (SI-PISA) address dilemma. An amphiphilic block copolymer (POEGMA-PHPMA) was directly grown from C-terminus an important therapeutic interferon-α (IFN) form IFN-POEGMA-PHPMA conjugate micelles. Notably, vitro...