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Evaporation-assembled magnetic microrobots with stable geometry and polymer-tunable function

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: -glycolic acid)-based microrobots exhibit pH-triggered cargo release, with enhanced degradation under acidic conditions. This work establishes polymer nanoparticle assembly as a versatile platform that decouples microrobot geometry for locomotion from polymer composition for material-dependent functionality.

Source: RSC Applied Polymers

DOI: 10.1039/d6lp00313c

Authors: Pavlos Kotronaros, Haiyue Li, Jan Frey, Haitam Rarhai, Diya Bose, Michael Kappl, Bradley J. Nelson, Salvador Pané, Minghan Hu

Institutions: ETH Zurich, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Language: English

Topic: Micro and Nano Robotics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

OpenAlex ID: W7222171101

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