1st Edition

Collective Behavior of Magnetic Micro/Nanorobots Control, Imaging, and Applications

By Qianqian Wang, Jiangfan Yu Copyright 2024
    360 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Collective Behavior of Magnetic Micro/Nanorobots: Control, Imaging, and Applications reviews recent advances in the design and construction of magnetic collective micro/nanorobot systems, and promotes the bridging of the gap between their theoretical investigation and practical applications.

    By summarizing the recent progress in control, imaging, and biomedical applications of collective micro/nanorobots, the authors show the big picture of micro/nanorobotics and the roadmap of collective micro/nanorobots. They then discuss the control, imaging, and biomedical applications of collective micro/nanorobots, respectively, demonstrating the state-of-the-art techniques and ideas for designing systems of collective micro/nanorobots that can help researchers have a better understanding and further stimulate the development of such an exciting field.

    This book is suitable for scientists, engineers, and students involved in the study of robotics, control, materials, and mechanical/electrical engineering.

    1. Introduction to Collective Behaviors of Micro/Nanorobots  2. Disassembly and Spreading of Collective Nanoparticle Chains for Microrobotic Delivery  3. Adaptive Pattern and Motion Control of Collective Nanoparticles  4. Dynamic Path Planning and Motion Control of Collective Nanorobots for Mobile Target Tracking  5. Collective Behavior of Reconfigurable Magnetic Droplets at Air-liquid Interfaces  6. Localization of Collective Nanorobots Using Various Imaging Modalities  7. Formation and Navigation of Collective Nanorobots in Dynamic Environments  8. Magnetic Navigation of Collective Cell Microrobots in Blood  9. Reconfigurable Collective Nanorobots for Accelerating Thrombolysis  10. Microrobotic Collective Nanoparticles for Selective Embolization  11. Summary and Outlook

    Biography

    Qianqian Wang is a professor at Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He received his Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Dr. Wang’s research interests lie in collective behaviors, wireless control, and medical applications of small-scale robots.

    Jiangfan Yu is an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. He received his Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Dr. Yu’s research interests lie in micro/nanorobotics and medical robotics.