Publication detail

3D printing of functional microrobots

LI, J. PUMERA, M.

Original Title

3D printing of functional microrobots

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

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.

Keywords

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

Authors

LI, J.; PUMERA, M.

Released

23. 2. 2021

Publisher

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Location

CAMBRIDGE

ISBN

1460-4744

Periodical

Chemical Society Reviews

Year of study

50

Number

4

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

2794

Pages to

2838

Pages count

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"
}