ABSTRACT

There has been a great deal of interest in microrobotics with many applications, for example, in robotic drug delivery and therapeutic mechanisms.1-6 These hold the promise of providing targeted delivery for maximal therapeutic value while minimizing possible side effects, for example, in chemotherapy. While

10.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 361 10.1.1 Biomedical Purposes ........................................................................ 362

10.1.1.1 Active Targeted Drug Delivery .......................................... 363 10.1.1.2 Interaction with Biomechanical Microstructure of Soft

Biological Tissues ..............................................................364 10.2 Bio-Inspired Engineering and Locomotion ..................................................366