TY - CHAP
T1 - Light-Driven Microrobots
T2 - Mechanisms and Applications
AU - Zhang, Shuailong
AU - Nan, Fan
AU - Neale, Steven L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Light, as an external stimulus or energy source, is capable of driving the motion of microrobots with the advantages of dynamic programmable, wireless, and remote manipulation on demand with high spatial and temporal resolution. The focus of this chapter is on the state-of-the-art light-driven microrobots, which can do mechanical work by harvesting light energy or use light to control the use of other energy sources. Based on different operating principles, light-driven microrobots are classified into three categories, namely, optical microrobot, opto-mechanical soft microrobot, and opto-chemical microrobot. The working mechanisms and applications of each category of light-driven microrobots are presented and discussed, including their advantages and limitations. Finally, we provide a critical outlook for this field and highlight the challenges together with some perspectives and solutions. By providing a comprehensive review of the light-driven microrobotic technology, this chapter is expected to incubate innovative ideas and promote future development and new applications of light-driven microrobots.
AB - Light, as an external stimulus or energy source, is capable of driving the motion of microrobots with the advantages of dynamic programmable, wireless, and remote manipulation on demand with high spatial and temporal resolution. The focus of this chapter is on the state-of-the-art light-driven microrobots, which can do mechanical work by harvesting light energy or use light to control the use of other energy sources. Based on different operating principles, light-driven microrobots are classified into three categories, namely, optical microrobot, opto-mechanical soft microrobot, and opto-chemical microrobot. The working mechanisms and applications of each category of light-driven microrobots are presented and discussed, including their advantages and limitations. Finally, we provide a critical outlook for this field and highlight the challenges together with some perspectives and solutions. By providing a comprehensive review of the light-driven microrobotic technology, this chapter is expected to incubate innovative ideas and promote future development and new applications of light-driven microrobots.
KW - Actuation
KW - Biomedical applications
KW - Cargo transport
KW - Drug delivery
KW - Light
KW - Light-responsive
KW - Liquid crystal polymer
KW - Manipulation
KW - Micro/nano-assembly
KW - Microrobots
KW - Optical microrobot
KW - Optical tweezers
KW - Opto-chemical microrobot
KW - Opto-mechanical soft microrobot
KW - Photothermal therapy
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-80197-7_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-80197-7_4
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85144302648
SN - 9783030801960
SP - 91
EP - 111
BT - Field-Driven Micro and Nanorobots for Biology and Medicine
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -