Qinghua Cao
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Qinghua Cao has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bo Wang
School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
1 shared publication - Wenjun Chen
Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Integrated Circuits, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China
1 shared publication - Xing Ma
School of Integrated Circuits, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
1 shared publication - Ying Zhong
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 24 September 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 14 (10) , 1824
Biomedical Applications of Deformable Hydrogel Microrobots
Hydrogel, a material with outstanding biocompatibility and shape deformation ability, has recently become a hot topic for researchers studying innovative functional materials due to the growth of new biomedicine. Due to their stimulus responsiveness to external environments, hydrogels have progressively evolved into “smart” responsive (such as to pH, light, electricity, magnetism, temperature, and humidity) materials in recent years. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels have been used to construct hydrogel micro-nano robots which have demonstrated significant promise for biomedical applications. The different responsive deformation mechanisms in hydrogels are initially discussed in this study; after which, a number of preparation techniques and a variety of structural designs are introduced. This study also highlights the most recent developments in hydrogel micro-nano robots’ biological applications, such as drug delivery, stem cell treatment, and cargo manipulation. On the basis of the hydrogel micro-nano robots’ current state of development, current difficulties and potential future growth paths are identified.
- 24 September 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 14 (10) , 1824
Open AccessBiomedical Applications of Deformable Hydrogel Microrobots
Hydrogel, a material with outstanding biocompatibility and shape deformation ability, has recently become a hot topic for researchers studying innovative functional materials due to the growth of new biomedicine. Due to their stimulus responsiveness to external environments, hydrogels have progressively evolved into “smart” responsive (such as to pH, light, electricity, magnetism, temperature, and humidity) materials in recent years. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels have been used to construct hydrogel micro-nano robots which have demonstrated significant promise for biomedical applications. The different responsive deformation mechanisms in hydrogels are initially discussed in this study; after which, a number of preparation techniques and a variety of structural designs are introduced. This study also highlights the most recent developments in hydrogel micro-nano robots’ biological applications, such as drug delivery, stem cell treatment, and cargo manipulation. On the basis of the hydrogel micro-nano robots’ current state of development, current difficulties and potential future growth paths are identified.