title: An integrated microrobotic platform for on-demand, targeted therapeutic interventions.
abstract: The presented microrobotic platform combines together the advantages of self-folding NIR light sensitive polymer bilayers, magnetic alginate microbeads, and a 3D manipulation system, to propose a solution for targeted, on-demand drug and cell delivery. First feasibility studies are presented together with the potential of the full design.
authors: Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH-8092, Switzerland.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Fusco
authors: Mahmut Selman
authors: MS
authors: Sakar
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Kennedy
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Peters
authors: Rocco
authors: R
authors: Bottani
authors: Fabian
authors: F
authors: Starsich
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Mao
authors: Georgios A
authors: GA
authors: Sotiriou
authors: Salvador
authors: S
authors: Pané
authors: Sotiris E
authors: SE
authors: Pratsinis
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Mooney
authors: Bradley J
authors: BJ
authors: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates; D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006108:Graphite; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020100:Hydrogels; D007834:Lasers; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008863:Microspheres; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053761:Nanocomposites; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020100:Hydrogels; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D006108:Graphite; D020723:Glucuronic Acid
keywords: alginate microbeads; microrobotics; responsive hydrogels; self-folding; targeted drug and cell delivery