3D Printed Enzymatically Biodegradable Soft Helical Microswimmers

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 28; no. 45
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaopu, Qin, Xiao‐Hua, Hu, Chengzhi, Terzopoulou, Anastasia, Chen, Xiang‐Zhong, Huang, Tian‐Yun, Maniura‐Weber, Katharina, Pané, Salvador, Nelson, Bradley J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 07.11.2018
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Biodegradability; biodegradable hydrogels; Biomedical materials; Cytotoxicity; Gelatin; Hydrogels; magnetic manipulation; Materials science; Microrobots; Nanoparticles; soft helical microswimmers; Three dimensional printing; Toxicity; two‐photon polymerization

Mobile micro‐ and nanorobots are proposed for future biomedical applications, such as diagnostics and targeted delivery. For their translation to clinical practice, biocompatibility and biodegradability of micro‐ and nanorobots are required aspects. The fabrication of small‐scale robots with non‐cyt...