Self-propelled micro/nanobots: A new insight into precisely targeting cancerous cells through intelligent and deep cancer penetration

Smart dental materials for antimicrobial applications

“…Micro/nanobots are machines at the micro- and nano-scale that can perform multiple specific tasks such as sensing, diagnostic, delivery, and detoxification through autonomous or external-powered propulsion [ 319 , 320 ]. Micro/nanobots have been evaluated successfully for drug targeting delivery [ 321 ], diagnosis [ 322 ], imaging [ 323 ], and cancer detection [ 324 ]. The design of micro/nanobots focuses on mimicking the behavior of biological organisms such as bacteria or cells.…”

An intriguing approach toward antibacterial activity of green synthesized Rutin-templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles decorated with nanosilver

“…Nanomaterials have various applications in biology, medicine, electrical engineering, and chemical research. The size and shape of nanostructures are the most important criteria in determining their overall effectiveness 9 – 12 . Silver (Ag) nanoparticles have at least one dimension ranging between 1 and 100 nm in size.…”

Chemical tunability of advanced materials used in the fabrication of micro/nanobots

“…Contemporary reviews by other groups cover a wide array of research foci such as biohybrid engines (Shivalkar et al ), Janus microrobots (Su et al ), deep tissue drug delivery and imaging in a physiological perspective (Meisami et al ), diagnosis and treatment (Zhang et al ) and magnetic MNBs (Wang et al ). 60–64 These reviews, while introducing the broad area of MNBs and even nanomaterials in general, overlook the potential of chemical tunability as a surface modification.…”

“…a physiological perspective (Meisami et al), diagnosis and treatment (Zhang et al) and magnetic MNBs (Wang et al) [60][61][62][63][64]. …”