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Nanomedicine: Controlled In Vivo Swimming of a Swarm of Bacteria‐Like Microrobotic Flagella (Adv. Mater. 19/2015)
Author(s) -
Servant Ania,
Qiu Famin,
Mazza Mariarosa,
Kostarelos Kostas,
Nelson Bradley J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570126
Subject(s) - nanomedicine , swarm behaviour , flagellum , materials science , in vivo , nanotechnology , biomimetic materials , nanorobotics , nanoparticle , bacteria , biology , artificial intelligence , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
The front cover illustrates the in vivo imaging and controlled swimming of a swarm of microrobots in deep tissue, which is described in detail by K. Kostarelos, B. J. Nelson, and co‐workers on page 2981. These microrobots, called artificial bacterial flagella (ABFs), are similar in size and geometry to bacterial flagella, and are capable of 3D navigation in fluids under low‐strength rotating magnetic fields (<10 mT). They show potential applications in biomedicine such as targeted therapy.