INTRODUCTIONOrigin of Biomedical Micro- and NanorobotA Long JourneyMoment of GloryThree LawsMain Content of this BookDEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATIONDefinitionClassificationDESIGN AND PREPARATIONSubstrate SelectionDriving SystemCHARACTERIZATIONMotion CharacterizationIn Vivo Tracking TechnologiesBIOSAFETYBiosafety of Micro- and Nanorobot SubstrateBiosafety of Driving System of Micro- and NanorobotsBiosafety of Autonomous Motion Behavior of Micro- and NanorobotsBiosafety Evaluation Methods for Micro- and NanorobotsAUTONOMOUS MOTION BEHAVIORAutonomous Motion MechanismTrend Behavior MechanismMotion ControlFUNCTIONSMoving in Complex Physiological EnvironmentLoading Power Source, Drug or Imaging AgentTargeting Specific Cells or Physiological TissuesPromoting Cell Uptake and Improving Tissue PermeabilityImaging CapabilityInformation Interaction and Intelligent DecisionDiagnosis and Treatment of DiseaseFOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE TREATMENTThrombusAtherosclerosisCerebral ApoplexyFOR CANCER TREATMENTCancer DiagnosisTargeting and DeliveryTreatment of Different Cancer SpeciesTreatment MechanismTheranosticsFOR OTHER DISEASES TREATMENTOphthalmic DiseaseOrthopedic DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesNeurological DiseasesBacterial InfectionBlood Heavy Metal PoisoningFUTURE DEVELOPMENT TRENDBiosafety of Micro- and NanorobotsNew Materials and Technologies of Micro- and NanorobotsIntelligent Micro- and NanorobotsNew Treatment ModeNew Detection Technology for Micro- and NanorobotsOutlook and Future Challenges
Chun Mao is Professor and Deputy Director at National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, and he works in School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, China. His research interests include biomedical functional materials, micro/nanoscience and technology, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.Mimi Wan obtained her Ph.D. in the Department of Chemistry at Nanjing University, China, in 2015. Currently she is a researcher at Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, at Nanjing Normal University, China. In recent years, she has been engaged in the construction of biomedical functional materials (including mesoporous materials, micro/nanomotors, etc.) and applied them to the treatment of blood-related diseases.