Development of a Sperm‐Flagella Driven Micro‐Bio‐Robot

作者：Veronika Magdanz, Samuel Sánchez, Oliver G. Schmidt · 发表于：Advanced Materials · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1002/adma.201302544 · 被引用次数：446 · 研究领域：Micro and Nano Robotics、Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence、Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies

A new biohybrid micro-robot is developed by capturing bovine sperm cells inside magnetic microtubes that use the motile cells as driving force. These micro-bio-robots can be remotely controlled by an external magnetic field. The performance of micro-robots is described in dependence on tube radius, cell penetration, and temperature. The combination of a biological power source and a microdevice is a compelling approach to the development of new microrobotic devices with fascinating future applications.