Open AccessLight‐Powered Microrobots: Challenges and Opportunities for Hard and Soft Responsive Microswimmers
Author(s) -
Bunea AdaIoana,
Martella Daniele,
Nocentini Sara,
Parmeggiani Camilla,
Taboryski Rafael,
Wiersma Diederik S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-4567
DOI - 10.1002/aisy.202170041
Subject(s) - 3d printed , optics , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , materials science , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , biomedical engineering
Microrobots In article number 2000256 , Ada‐Ioana Bunea and co‐workers provide a critical overview of how microrobots can be manufactured and manipulated using light. The cover image shows blue structures printed in hard polymer and precisely manipulated by optical trapping with focused near‐infrared light, together with orange structures printed using soft, light‐responsive materials, which change shape in response to green light. Cover image drawn by Alexandre Wetzel.