Gold Nanoparticles Embedded Microrobots for Real-time X-ray Imaging

Abstract

Microrobots have been demonstrated to have the potential in medical approaches, such as for targeted drug delivery. However, real-time tracking and imaging are still one of the major issues faced by microrobots. Here, we fabricated helical microrobots based on self-folding technique, and we performed double coating of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to the surface of microrobots to enhance the image quality under X-ray. The result shows that, we successfully coated the AuNPs into the self-rolled microrobots, and it increases the image quality when compared to non-coated microrobots. Despite the fact that there still remain some challenges to achieve successful applications of microrobots, we believe that the potential of this study can contribute to reduce the challenges faces in the medical microrobot fields.