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Targeted Delivery: An Integrated Microrobotic Platform for On‐Demand, Targeted Therapeutic Interventions (Adv. Mater. 6/2014)

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Mahmut S. Sakar and co-workers, on page 952 combine the design and fabrication of near infrared light (NIR) responsive hydrogel capsules and biocompatible magnetic scaffolds for on-demand, targeted drug and cell delivery. The smart microcapsules encapsulate magnetic alginate microbeads loaded with biological materials and they can be automatically steered using a magnetic manipulation system. The capsules can be reversibly opened at target locations to release the microbeads using NIR induced heating. Digital artwork created by Rocco Bottani.

Source: Advanced Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201470037

Authors: Stefano Fusco, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Stephen Kennedy, Christian Peters, Rocco Bottani, Fabian Starsich, Angelo Mao, Georgios A. Sotiriou, Salvador Pané, Sotiris E. Pratsinis, David Mooney, Bradley J. Nelson

Institutions: ETH Zurich, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Harvard University, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2072357531

FWCI: 0.457

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