| Literature DB >> 26603856 |
Christian Peters1, Marcus Hoop2, Salvador Pané2, Bradley J Nelson2, Christofer Hierold1.
Abstract
Superparamagnetic nanoparticles and a functional, degradable polymer matrix based on poly(ethylene glycol) are combined to enable fully degradable magnetic microdevices for minimally invasive biomedical applications. A bioinspired helical microrobot platform mimicking Escherichia coli bacteria is fabricated and actuated using weak rotating magnetic fields. Locomotion based on corkscrew propulsion, targeted drug delivery, and low-degradation-product cytotoxicity are demonstrated.Entities:
Keywords: cytotoxicity; degradable composites; superparamagnetic particles; swimming microrobots; targeted drug delivery
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26603856 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849