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  • Biointegration addresses challenges like shear flow and immune surveillance inherent in micro-robotics.

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  • To review the principles and control strategies of biointegrated micro/nano-robots (BI-MNRs).
  • To compare different cell-based platforms for BI-MNR fabrication.
  • To highlight recent advances and future directions in BI-MNR applications.

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  • Review of locomotion principles in microscopic environments.
  • Discussion of control strategies using magnetic, light, acoustic, chemical, and electrical stimuli.
  • Comparison of design and fabrication architectures for bacterial, algal, germ cell, and somatic cell-based BI-MNRs.

Main Results:

  • BI-MNRs demonstrate potential in targeted therapy, medical imaging, and environmental remediation.
  • Advances include improved targeted delivery, multimodal imaging, biofilm eradication, biosensing, and pollutant removal.
  • Key challenges identified in control robustness, fabrication, stability, safety, and ethics.

Conclusions:

  • BI-MNRs offer superior adaptability and controllability over conventional micro/nano-robots.
  • Future research should focus on swarm coordination, scenario-driven design, and environmental compatibility.
  • Overcoming current challenges is crucial for the successful translation of BI-MNRs into practical applications.