Micro-/Nanorobots for Medical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micro/nanorobotics; control of magnetic microrobots; soft sensors; thin films for biomedical applications; micro/nanofabrication
Interests: nanoscience; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; nano-water; nano-catalysis; nano-biosensor
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Dear Colleagues,
Micro-/nanorobots have progressed significantly over the recent two decades. These tiny machines have demonstrated their ability to transform current medical procedures by offering profound capabilities in targeted therapy, early-stage diagnostics with minimally invasive procedures, and real-time monitoring at the cellular level. They have a wide range of applications, such as tissue biopsy and sampling, in vivo imaging and monitoring, ophthalmology, cardiovascular diagnostics and monitoring, cancer detection, and gastrointestinal diagnosis.
Recent trends in micro-/nanorobotic systems for medical diagnosis require the integration of high-sensitivity miniaturized sensors into these robots to provide essential detection and monitoring functions.
This Special Issue highlights the latest advances and novel ideas in the design and application of micro/nanoscale robots for medical diagnostics and targeted therapeutics. We welcome submissions encompassing short communications, original research articles, and comprehensive review articles. Topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Micro-/nanorobotic diagnostic sensors;
- Micro/nano sensors;
- Micro-/nanofabrication techniques;
- Soft micro-/nanorobots;
- Functionalized micro-/nanorobots;
- Bacteria as micro-/nanorobots for medical diagnosis;
- New and biodegradable materials;
- Biocompatible micro-/nano sensors.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Ali Ghanbari
Dr. Tapas Sen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micro-/nanorobots
- micro-/nano sensors
- medical diagnosis
- micro-/nanorobotic systems
- micro-/nanofabrication
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