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The Encoding of Light-Driven Micro/Nanorobots: from Single to Swarming Systems

Journal

ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202000170

Keywords

biomedical applications; encoding modes; micro; nanomotors; micro; nanorobots; swarming behaviors

Funding

  1. Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund [GRF17305917, GRF17303015, GRF17304618]
  2. Science Technology and Innovation Program of Shenzhen [JCYJ20170818141618963]
  3. Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle Program [SGDX2019081623341332]
  4. National Natural Science Foundation of China [22005119]
  5. Seed Funding for Interdisciplinary Research (University of Hong Kong)

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Light-driven micro/nanorobots show excellent controllability and appealing applications, with the development of light-manipulation strategies advancing their capability for complex tasks. This review categorizes existing manipulation strategies for LMNRs based on encoding methods of light signals, while also providing an overview of swarming systems and discussing emerging applications and major challenges.
Light-driven micro/nanorobot (LMNR), as an artificial micro/nanomachine, manifests excellent controllability, and appealing applications. The development of light-manipulation strategies significantly advance both single and swarming LMNR systems, improving their capability for sophisticated tasks. In this review, the existing manipulation strategies for LMNRs, which are categorized according to encoding methods of light signals, is summarized. On top of it, the swarming systems are overviewed by considering the field in charge. The emerging applications and major challenges of LMNRs are then presented and discussed, which may lend insight to researchers to develop bespoke LMNR systems for target applications.

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