用膜结构提升声学微机器人的续航与稳定性,实现长效精准操控。
Membrane-based Acoustic Microrobots
- 采用PDMS薄膜封住微腔,阻隔气体扩散,解决气泡快速溶解问题。
- 连续运行超24小时仍保持稳定流动与推进性能,支持高电压长期工作。
- 可小型化至100微米级,适配磁控微泳器等精密医疗应用。
声学微机器人因其高功率密度和生物相容性,成为靶向药物递送与微创医学的前沿方向。现有设计多依赖微腔内空气微泡,但受限于气体快速溶解导致共振频率漂移,使用寿命短。本文提出一种基于薄膜的声学微机器人:在微腔上覆盖薄层聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)膜,有效阻止气体扩散,保障长时间稳定工作。系统表征显示,该装置可在高驱动电压下持续运行超过24小时,保持稳定微流与推进能力。通过在结构中嵌入磁性微颗粒,实现了低强度(2 mT)外磁场下的定向控制。此外,该设计可拓展至约100 μm尺度。此膜结构为高性能、长寿命声学微执行器与微机器人提供了可靠框架。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Acoustic microrobots have emerged as a promising frontier for targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive medicine due to their high-power density and biocompatibility. Despite wide-ranging designs, conventional acoustic microrobots mostly rely on air microbubbles trapped within confined microcavities within the robot body, which suffer from limited operational longevity due to rapid gas dissolution and resultant shifts in resonance frequency. In this paper, we propose a robust, membrane-based acoustic microrobot that overcomes these limitations by employing a thin flexible Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane bonded over confined microcavities for microstreaming. The introduced design physically prevents gas diffusion, ensuring stable performance over extended periods at high actuation voltages. We systematically characterized the membrane-based acoustic actuator longevity, demonstrating consistent streaming and propulsion for over 24 hours of continuous operation. In addition, by embedding magnetic microparticles into the structural body, these actuators were successfully employed as microswimmers with directional control using low-intensity (2 mT) external magnetic fields. Finally, we demonstrate the scalability of the proposed design architecture down to ~100 um. This membrane-based approach establishes a reliable framework for the development of high-endurance acoustic microactuators and microrobots capable of performing long-term tasks.
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