Table 1.
Shape of robots | Type of magnetic fields | Applications | In vivo models | Administration methods | Reference |
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Helical | Rotating | Imaging | Mice | Intraperitoneal injection | 2017 [78] |
Rod | Rotating | Targeted thrombolysis | Distal middle cerebral artery occlusion mouse model | Internal carotid artery injection | 2018 [108] |
Porous spheroid | Gradient | Cell delivery/release | Yolks of zebrafish embryos/mice | Injection/subcutaneous injection | 2018 [115] |
Helical | Rotating | Imaging/photothermal Antibacterial Therapy | Mice | Subcutaneous injection | 2020 [60] |
Helical | Gradient | Cancer imaging Radio-Photodynamic Therapy | Mice | Intravenous injection | 2020 [118] |