Ultrasound Doppler Imaging and Navigation of Collective Magnetic Cell Microrobots in Blood

Qianqian Wang,Yuan Tian,Xingzhou Du,Kai-Fung Chan,Li Zhang,Qianqian Wang,Yuan Tian,Xingzhou Du,Kai-Fung Chan,Li Zhang

We propose ultrasound Doppler imaging and magnetic navigation of collective cell microrobots in whole blood. Cell microrobots are cultured using stem cells and iron microparticles, they have spheroidal structures and can be actuated under external magnetic fields. A collective of cell microrobots can be reversibly gathered and spread due to the tunable magnetic interaction, and are able to exhibit...