Papers
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Total Citations
172
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About
Yuan Lu is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of micro/nanorobotics, with a primary focus on designing intelligent, wireless microrobots for transformative biomedical and environmental applications. Her major contributions center on developing untethered magnetic micro/nanorobots for active drug delivery, where she has demonstrated how these tiny devices can navigate complex physiological environments to achieve precise, targeted therapy. With her most-cited work receiving 68 citations, Lu has systematically advanced the field from rational design principles to practical clinical settings. She is particularly recognized for pioneering research on collective behaviors in micro/nanorobotic swarms, showing how groups of these devices can work more efficiently and adaptively than individual units—a paradigm shift with profound implications for both medicine and environmental remediation. Her notable achievements include exploring dynamic artificial cells through swarm nanorobotics and synthetic life chemistry, as well as extending micro/nanorobotics into environmental water governance for pollution control. Lu’s work on soft magnetic microrobots doped with porous silica for enhanced multimodal locomotion further demonstrates her commitment to solving real-world challenges, making her a leading voice in the next generation of intelligent, multifunctional microrobotic systems.
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- 2Magnetic Micro/Nanorobots: A New Age in Biomedicines52 citations · 2022
- 3Multi‐dimensional micro/nanorobots with collective behaviors23 citations · 2024
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- 5Collective Molecular Machines: Multidimensionality and Reconfigurability11 citations · 2024
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