Detail publikace

3D printing of functional microrobots

LI, J. PUMERA, M.

Originální název

3D printing of functional microrobots

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

3D printing (also called "additive manufacturing" or "rapid prototyping") is able to translate computer-aided and designed virtual 3D models into 3D tangible constructs/objects through a layer-by-layer deposition approach. Since its introduction, 3D printing has aroused enormous interest among researchers and engineers to understand the fabrication process and composition-structure-property correlation of printed 3D objects and unleash its great potential for application in a variety of industrial sectors. Because of its unique technological advantages, 3D printing can definitely benefit the field of microrobotics and advance the design and development of functional microrobots in a customized manner. This review aims to present a generic overview of 3D printing for functional microrobots. The most applicable 3D printing techniques, with a focus on laser-based printing, are introduced for the 3D microfabrication of microrobots. 3D-printable materials for fabricating microrobots are reviewed in detail, including photopolymers, photo-crosslinkable hydrogels, and cell-laden hydrogels. The representative applications of 3D-printed microrobots with rational designs heretofore give evidence of how these printed microrobots are being exploited in the medical, environmental, and other relevant fields. A future outlook on the 3D printing of microrobots is also provided.

Klíčová slova

transition-metal selenides; rhenium; photocurrent; PEC water splitting; doping

Autoři

LI, J.; PUMERA, M.

Vydáno

23. 2. 2021

Nakladatel

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Místo

CAMBRIDGE

ISSN

1460-4744

Periodikum

Chemical Society Reviews

Ročník

50

Číslo

4

Stát

Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Strany od

2794

Strany do

2838

Strany počet

45

URL

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c04437

BibTex

@article{BUT171743,
  author="Jinhua {Li} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="3D printing of functional microrobots",
  journal="Chemical Society Reviews",
  year="2021",
  volume="50",
  number="4",
  pages="2794--2838",
  doi="10.1039/d0cs01062f",
  issn="1460-4744",
  url="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c04437"
}