Soft Micromachines in Biomedicine
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 919
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lab on a chip; point of care device; low-cost; diagnostics; food safety; water analysis; sensors
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, advances in new technology have resulted in the development of soft micromachines for healthcare applications, including wearables in medicine and minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic equipment. Soft micromachines are made of flexible materials which can act very similar to living organisms. Compared to rigid equipment, soft micromachines allow safe human interaction and are adaptable to wearables technologies. However, there are several challenges yet to be addressed, including methods of sensing and robust control, high mobility, and long endurance.
In this Special Issue, we will focus on the importance and the challenges of soft micromachines in biomedicine that deserve more research to maximize their commercialization success. Topics of interest include but are not limited to experimental, theoretical, and modeling studies towards soft micromachines for biomedicine; advantages, limitations, and future trends of soft micromachines for biomedicine; fabrication of bioinspired soft robots; development of wearables in medicine; manufacture of advanced flexible biomaterials; and development of novel manufacturing approaches of soft robots.
Dr. Azadeh Nilghaz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soft micromachines
- soft robots
- soft actuators
- medical devices
- wearable technologies
- biomedical application
- drug delivery
- sensing
- monitoring
- imaging
- biomaterials
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