Shape-switching microrobots for medical applications: The influence of shape in drug delivery and locomotion

Stefano Fusco; Hen Wei Huang; Kathrin E. Peyer; Christian Peters; Moritz Häberli; André Ulbers; Anastasia Spyrogianni; Eva Pellicer; Jordi Sort; Sotiris E. Pratsinis; Bradley J. Nelson; Mahmut Selman Sakar; Salvador Pané

doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b00181

Shape-switching microrobots for medical applications: The influence of shape in drug delivery and locomotion

Stefano Fusco, Hen Wei Huang, Kathrin E. Peyer, Christian Peters, Moritz Häberli, André Ulbers, Anastasia Spyrogianni, Eva Pellicer, Jordi Sort, Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Bradley J. Nelson, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Salvador Pané

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Abstract

© 2015 American Chemical Society. The effect of dynamic shape switching of hydrogel bilayers on the performance of self-folding microrobots is investigated for navigation in body orifices and drug release on demand. Tubular microrobots are fabricated by coupling a thermoresponsive hydrogel nanocomposite with a poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate (PEGDA) layer, to achieve spontaneous and reversible folding from a planar rectangular structure. Graphene oxide (GO) or silica-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are dispersed in the thermoresponsive hydrogel matrix to provide near-infrared (NIR) light sensitivity or magnetic actuation, respectively. The NIR light-responsive microstructures are fabricated for triggered drug delivery while magnetic nanocomposite-based microrobots are used to analyze the role of shape in locomotion. Experimental analysis and computational simulations of tubular structures show that drug release and motility can be optimized through controlled shape change. These concepts are finally applied to helical microrobots to show a possible way to achieve autonomous behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6803-6811
Journal	ACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b00181
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

drug delivery
hydrogel nanocomposites
magnetic manipulation
microrobotics
self-folding bilayers

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Fusco, S., Huang, H. W., Peyer, K. E., Peters, C., Häberli, M., Ulbers, A., Spyrogianni, A., Pellicer, E., Sort, J., Pratsinis, S. E., Nelson, B. J., Sakar, M. S., & Pané, S. (2015). Shape-switching microrobots for medical applications: The influence of shape in drug delivery and locomotion. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 7, 6803-6811. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b00181

Fusco, Stefano ; Huang, Hen Wei ; Peyer, Kathrin E. ; Peters, Christian ; Häberli, Moritz ; Ulbers, André ; Spyrogianni, Anastasia ; Pellicer, Eva ; Sort, Jordi ; Pratsinis, Sotiris E. ; Nelson, Bradley J. ; Sakar, Mahmut Selman ; Pané, Salvador. / Shape-switching microrobots for medical applications: The influence of shape in drug delivery and locomotion. In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 2015 ; Vol. 7. pp. 6803-6811.

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