—— 2024 ——
Tracking and Navigation of a Microswarm Under Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging for Targeted Delivery, Science Robotics. [Link]
tPA-anchored Nanorobots For In Vivo Arterial Recanalization At Submillimeter-Scale Segments, Science Advances. [Link]
![QA session 5 QA session 5](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/QA-session-5-qo3gpxafoigq7aqyvnr5sbar7d7j0fbriudri8uqwy.jpg)
—— 2023 ——
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Wirelessly powered deformable electronic stent for noninvasive electrical stimulation of lower esophageal sphincter, Science Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 10, ade8622, 2023. [Link]
![20230328 Nature Reviews Bioengineering Twitter EStent 20230328 Nature Reviews Bioengineering Twitter EStent](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20230328-Nature-Reviews-Bioengineering-Twitter-EStent-qeyooxochvt4agee0w418ekr6z17ivtcmk27yb3xb6.jpg)
—— 2022 ——
Endoscope-assisted magnetic helical micromachine delivery for biofilm eradication in tympanostomy tube, Science Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 40, abq8573, 2022. [Link]
![20221027 helical microbot 20221027 helical microbot](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20221027-helical-microbot-qeyolfpz232eghi7glpejlv0qvmmp3uv9p4nq3vgoo.jpg)
Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules, Science Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 25, eabn8932, 2022. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20220715-origami-minibot.png)
![20220501 Prof. Zhang Li CNN Mission Ahead smaller 20220501 Prof. Zhang Li CNN Mission Ahead smaller](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20220501-Prof.-Zhang-Li-CNN-Mission-Ahead-smaller-qeyokysvn2f8ni6s7ee4aq4q1xy0ujzp7ddx34kjso.jpg)
- BBC Science: Researchers in Hong Kong create “soft robot” made of magnetic slime
- BBC Newsround: Scientists have developed a magnetic slime robot!
- New Scientist: Robot made of magnetic slime could grab objects inside your body
- New Scientist: A robot made of magnetic slime could be deployed inside the body to perform tasks such as retrieving objects swallowed by accident.
- The Guardian: ‘Magnetic turd’: scientists invent moving slime that could be used in human digestive systems
- Bloomberg: This Slime Robot Could Operate in Your Body
- CNN – Mission Ahead: Making Softer Robot
- SCMP: Magnetic-slime robot created by Hong Kong researchers
- BBC News 中文: 香港中文大学的研究人员发明了一种“软机器人”,由含有磁性颗粒的黏液制成,可以使用外部磁铁进行操控。
- 星島日報: 中大研發磁性機械人 變形「食鬼」取體內異物
- HK01: 中大「史萊姆」鬼口水機械人 可進入人體取物 冀兩年內活體實驗
- 東方日報: 中大研微型機械人 游走人體狹小部位進行醫療程序
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—— 2021 ——
Endoscopy-assisted magnetic navigation of biohybrid soft microrobots with rapid endoluminal delivery and imaging, Science Robotics, Vol. 6, Issue 52, eabd2813, 2021. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021_Nature-Website_A-healthier-future-with-miniature-robots.jpg)
Ultrasound Doppler-guided real-time navigation of a magnetic microswarm for active endovascular delivery, Science Advances, Vol. 7, no. 9, eabe5914, 2021. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021_The-Standard_New-strategy-tracking-microrobot_CUHK.jpg)
Environmentally Adaptive Shape-Morphing Microrobots for Localized Cancer Cell Treatment, ACS Nano, Vol. 15, Issue 11, 18048-18059, 2021. [Link]
—— 2020 ——
An automated microrobotic platform for rapid detection of C. diff toxins, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 67, Issue 9, 1517-1527, 2020. (featured article) . [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2020_The-Standard_QuickCAS.jpg)
—— 2019 ——
Active generation and magnetic actuation of microrobotic swarms in bio-fluids, Nature Communications, Vol. 10, 5631, 2019. [Link]
Mimicking the structure and function of ant bridge in reconfigurable microswarm for electronic applications, ACS Nano, Vol. 13, Issue 5, 5999-6007, 2019. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2019_SITN_Ant-bridge-inspired-nanoparticle.jpg)
Real-time tracking of fluorescent magnetic spore–based microrobots for remote detection of C. diff toxins, Science Advances, Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau9650, 2019. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2019_NowTV_QuickCAS-768x690.jpg)
—— 2018 ——
Ultra-extensible ribbon-like magnetic microswarm, Nature Communications, Vol. 9, 3260, 2018. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2018_Nature-News_Making-a-microscopic-swarm.jpg)
Enhanced removal of toxic heavy metals using swarming biohybrid adsorbents, Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 52, 1806340, 2018. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2018_New-Scientist_Microbots-cleaning-water-768x927.jpg)
—— 2017 ——
Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy, Science Robotics, Vol. 2, Issue 12, eaaq1155, 2017. [Link]
![](http://microbot.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2017_Science-News.jpg)
—— 2013 ——
Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetic Microrobots for Three-dimensional Cell Culture and Targeted Transportation, Advanced Materials, Vol. 25, 5863-5868, 2013. [Link]
—— 2006 ——
Anomalous Coiling of SiGe/Si and SiGe/Si/Cr Helical Nanobelts, Nano Letters, Vol. 6, 1311-1317, 2006. [Link]
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