Influence of Nanoparticle Coating on the Differential Magnetometry and Wireless Actuation of Biohybrid Microrobots

Veronika Magdanz,Jack R. Cumming,Sadaf Salamzadeh,Sven Tesselaar,Lejla Alic,Leon Abelmann,Islam S. M. Khalil,Veronika Magdanz,Jack R. Cumming,Sadaf Salamzadeh,Sven Tesselaar,Lejla Alic,Leon Abelmann,Islam S. M. Khalil

Magnetic nanoparticles can be electrostatically assembled around sperm cells to form biohybrid micro robots. These biohybrid microrobots possess sufficient magnetic material to potentially allow for pulse-echo localization and wireless actuation. Alternatively, magnetic excitation of these nanoparticles can be used for localization based on Faraday's law of induction using a detection coil. Here, ...