Field-Driven Micro and Nanorobots for Biology and Medicine [electronic resource] / edited by Yu Sun, Xian Wang, Jiangfan Yu.

Introduction of Micro/Nano Robots -- Micro/Nano Robots Driven by Magnetic Field) -- Micro/Nano Robots Driven by Acoustic Field -- Micro/Nano Robots Driven by Optical Field -- Micro/Nano Motors Driven by Electrical Field -- Micro/Nano Motors Driven by Chemical Fuels -- Bio-Hybrid Micro/Nano Robots -- Cell Sorting Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Mechanical Characterization on Biological Samples Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Mechanical Stimulation on Cell and Tissues Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots for Tissue Engineering Applications -- Disease Diagnoses Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Target Delivery Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Minimally Invasive Surgery Using Field-Driven Micro/Nano Robots -- Perspectives and Outlook: Micro/Nano Robots to Clinics.

This book describes the substantial progress recently made in the development of micro and nanorobotic systems, utilizing magnetic, optical, acoustic, electrical, and other actuation fields. It covers several areas of micro and nanorobotics including robotics, materials science, and biomedical engineering. Field-Driven Micro and Nanorobots for Biology and Medicine provides readers with fundamental physics at the micro and nano scales, state-of-the-art technical advances in field-driven micro and nanorobots, and applications in biological and biomedical disciplines. Describes state-of-the-art field-driven micro and nanorobotic technologies Covers physical principles for designing micro and nanorobots Provides examples of micro and nanorobotic systems and biomedical and clinical applications .