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ClearMagnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
Researchers engineered magnetotactic bacteria-based microrobots capable of three-dimensional swarming motions guided by magnetic fields to capture micro- and nanoplastics from water. The living microrobots successfully captured plastics from commercial products including polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, and rubber microplastics, offering a bio-inspired cleanup strategy.
Magnetically Driven Living Microrobot Swarms for Aquatic Micro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
Scientists developed tiny magnetically controlled bacterial microrobots that can swarm together to capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. These living robots use natural swimming motion combined with magnetic guidance to collect plastic particles from various commercial products in aquatic environments. This innovative technology could lead to new ways of cleaning up microplastic pollution before it enters drinking water and the food chain.
Biohybrid Magnetically Driven Microrobots for Sustainable Removal of Micro/Nanoplastics from the Aquatic Environment
Researchers developed biohybrid microrobots by coating biological cells with magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, enabling them to capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water using magnetic steering. The microrobots effectively captured plastic particles through electrostatic interactions and could be collected with a magnet after use. The study presents an innovative and sustainable approach to cleaning up plastic pollution in aquatic environments.
Sustainable Magnetic Nanorobots for Microplastics Remediation
This review highlights how magnetically controlled nanorobots — functionalized with hydrophobic coatings, biochar, and carbon-based materials — can remove microplastics from water with efficiencies exceeding 90% in minutes. Bioinspired designs mimicking biological swarm behavior offer reusable, eco-friendly alternatives to conventional remediation strategies.
Magnetic Microrobot Swarms with Polymeric Hands Catching Bacteria and Microplastics in Water
Scientists developed tiny magnetic robots with polymer coatings that can swarm together and capture both bacteria and microplastics from water. The robots self-assemble into rotating formations when exposed to magnetic fields, effectively sweeping up contaminants as they move. This technology offers a promising new approach for cleaning microplastics from water supplies, which could help reduce human exposure to these pollutants.
Self-Propelled Janus Microdimer Swimmers under a Rotating Magnetic Field
Researchers designed self-propelling microscopic swimmers powered by rotating magnetic fields, with potential uses in medicine and environmental monitoring. While not directly about microplastics, this micro-robotics technology could eventually be applied to detecting or removing contaminants at the microscale.
Tiny robots catch bacteria, microplastics in water
Researchers developed magnetically controlled microbots under 3 micrometers in diameter -- fabricated from Dynabeads coated with polymer strands -- that can capture both free-swimming bacteria and microplastics in water, offering a novel remediation approach for two distinct categories of aquatic contaminants.
Recent Advances in Microrobots Powered by Multi-Physics Field for Biomedical and Environmental Applications
Not relevant to microplastics — this review surveys multi-physics-field-driven microrobots for biomedical and environmental applications such as targeted drug delivery and pollutant degradation, with microplastic removal mentioned only in passing as one of many potential environmental uses.
Multimodal collective swimming of magnetically articulated modular nanocomposite robots
Researchers built small magnetic robots from carbon nanotube frameworks coated in a magnetic polymer composite, demonstrating that groups of these robots can swim cooperatively at high speed and generate water vortices capable of collecting and transporting floating microplastics — pointing toward collective robotic approaches for environmental cleanup.
Low-Energy Photoresponsive Magnetic-Assisted Cleaning Microrobots for Removal of Microplastics in Water Environments
Researchers developed tiny light-powered magnetic microrobots that can actively seek out and collect microplastics from water, achieving 98% removal efficiency in under two minutes. The microrobots can be guided using magnetic fields and recovered for reuse, making the approach both effective and eco-friendly. This technology could eventually help clean microplastics from water sources before they reach people, though it is still at the laboratory stage.
Propulsion Mechanisms in Magnetic Microrobotics: From Single Microrobots to Swarms
This review examines the propulsion mechanisms of magnetic microrobots, from individual units to coordinated swarms, including their structural design and control methods. Researchers discuss how these tiny robots can be directed using external magnetic fields for tasks like targeted drug delivery and water purification. The technology has potential applications for environmental cleanup, including removing microplastics and other pollutants from water.
Reconfigurable Magnetic Liquid Metal Microrobots: A Regenerable Solution for the Capture and Removal of Micro/Nanoplastics
Scientists developed magnetically controlled liquid metal microrobots that can capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. The tiny robots can change shape, be steered with magnets, and be regenerated for reuse, offering a potential new technology for cleaning plastic pollution from water sources before it reaches people.
A Survey of Recent Developments in Magnetic Microrobots for Micro-/Nano-Manipulation
This survey reviews recent advances in tiny magnetically controlled robots designed for manipulating objects at the micro and nano scale, particularly in biomedical applications. Researchers found that these microrobots show promise for targeted drug delivery, cell manipulation, and minimally invasive surgery. While not directly about microplastics, the technology could eventually be applied to detecting or removing micro-scale pollutants from biological systems.
Collective Behaviors of Isotropic Micromotors: From Assembly to Reconstruction and Motion Control under External Fields
This review covers collective behaviors of self-propelled isotropic micromotors that can be guided by external fields such as light or magnetic forces. These micromotor systems have potential applications for capturing and removing microplastic particles from contaminated water.
Ultrasensitive SERS detection and efficient flotation removal of nanoplastics from water using bubble-spouting micromotor swarms
Researchers developed magnetic Ag/Co micromotors that spout microbubbles and used them to simultaneously detect nanoplastics via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and remove them from large water volumes through bubble-assisted flotation, demonstrating a new integrated approach for nanoplastic remediation.
Emerging Applications of Magnetic Nanomaterials in the Remediation of Microplastics from the Aquatic Environment
This review examined the use of magnetic nanomaterials for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, summarizing how magnetic separation can efficiently capture plastic particles for remediation purposes. The authors highlight magnetic nanomaterials as a promising and scalable tool for microplastic cleanup.
Self-driven magnetorobots for recyclable and scalable micro/nanoplastic removal from nonmarine waters
Researchers developed self-driven magnetorobots using magnetizable ion-exchange resin spheres that can dynamically remove micro- and nanoplastics from nonmarine waters, overcoming limitations of conventional chemical flocculation and physical filtration methods.
Micro/nanorobots for remediation of water resources and aquatic life
Not relevant to microplastics — this review covers micro/nanorobot technologies for water pollution control, focusing on propulsion methods and decontamination mechanisms for biological and chemical pollutants broadly, with only passing mention of plastics.
Non-equilibrium Colloidal Phenomena in Magnetic Fields and Photoillumination: From Controlling Living Microbots to Understanding Microplastics
This dissertation investigates non-equilibrium behavior of colloidal particles under magnetic fields and light, demonstrating control of colloidal assembly and living organism motility via ferrofluids, while also developing physical insights into how microplastics interact with biological membranes in out-of-equilibrium conditions.