Recent Developments in Metallic Degradable Micromotors for Biomedical and Environmental Remediation Applications

Sourav Dutta; Seungmin Noh; Roger Sanchis Gual; Xiangzhong Chen; Salvador Pané; Bradley J. Nelson; Hongsoo Choi

doi:10.1007/s40820-023-01259-3

Nano-Micro Letters (Nov 2023)

Recent Developments in Metallic Degradable Micromotors for Biomedical and Environmental Remediation Applications

Sourav Dutta,
Seungmin Noh,
Roger Sanchis Gual,
Xiangzhong Chen,
Salvador Pané,
Bradley J. Nelson,
Hongsoo Choi

Affiliations

Sourav Dutta: Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Seungmin Noh: Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Roger Sanchis Gual: Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich
Xiangzhong Chen: Institute of Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Fudan University
Salvador Pané: Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich
Bradley J. Nelson: Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich
Hongsoo Choi: Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01259-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1 – 35

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Highlights This review discusses the potential of degradable metallic micromotors for a variety of biomedical and environmental applications. The design principles, fabrication techniques and degradation mechanisms of degradable metallic micromotors are reviewed in detail. Challenges and future directions for the development of degradable metallic micromotors for real-life applications are presented.

Published in Nano-Micro Letters

ISSN: 2311-6706 (Print); 2150-5551 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.springer.com/40820

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