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Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila

University of California San Diego · US
Area of research
Biomedical Engineering · Condensed Matter Physics
Research interest
Research interests include Micro and Nano Robotics, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.
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44
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11,915
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61
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Recent publications

Nanoparticle-modified microrobots for in vivo antibiotic delivery to treat acute bacterial pneumonia
Nature Materials 2022cited by 299position: middledoi
Smart Materials for Microrobots
Chemical Reviews 2021cited by 412position: middledoi
Physical Disruption of Solid Tumors by Immunostimulatory Microrobots Enhances Antitumor Immunity
Advanced Materials 2021cited by 66position: middledoi
Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery
Science Robotics 2020cited by 411position: middledoi
Fantastic Voyage of Nanomotors into the Cell
ACS Nano 2020cited by 221position: middledoi
Multicompartment Tubular Micromotors Toward Enhanced Localized Active Delivery
Advanced Materials 2020cited by 121position: firstdoi
Active Delivery of VLPs Promotes Anti‐Tumor Activity in a Mouse Ovarian Tumor Model
Small 2020cited by 66position: middledoi
Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring
Nature Biotechnology 2019cited by 3,158position: middledoi
Biomimetic Micromotor Enables Active Delivery of Antigens for Oral Vaccination
Nano Letters 2019cited by 195position: middledoi
A Macrophage–Magnesium Hybrid Biomotor: Fabrication and Characterization
Advanced Materials 2019cited by 117position: middledoi
A Nanomotor-Based Active Delivery System for Intracellular Oxygen Transport
ACS Nano 2019cited by 113position: middledoi
Micromotors for Active Delivery of Minerals toward the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Nano Letters 2019cited by 75position: middledoi
Rotibot: Use of Rotifers as Self‐Propelling Biohybrid Microcleaners
Advanced Functional Materials 2019cited by 55position: middledoi
Hybrid biomembrane–functionalized nanorobots for concurrent removal of pathogenic bacteria and toxins
Science Robotics 2018cited by 282position: firstdoi
Active Intracellular Delivery of a Cas9/sgRNA Complex Using Ultrasound‐Propelled Nanomotors
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018cited by 250position: middledoi
Micromotors for “Chemistry-on-the-Fly”
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018cited by 215position: middledoi
Cell-Like Micromotors
Accounts of Chemical Research 2018cited by 154position: firstdoi
Micromotor Pills as a Dynamic Oral Delivery Platform
ACS Nano 2018cited by 143position: middledoi
Delayed Sensor Activation Based on Transient Coatings: Biofouling Protection in Complex Biofluids
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018cited by 68position: middledoi
Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification
Science Robotics 2017cited by 1,495position: middledoi
Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection
Nature Communications 2017cited by 610position: firstdoi
Micromotors Spontaneously Neutralize Gastric Acid for pH‐Responsive Payload Release
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017cited by 234position: middledoi
Biomimetic Platelet‐Camouflaged Nanorobots for Binding and Isolation of Biological Threats
Advanced Materials 2017cited by 223position: middledoi
Nanomotor-Enabled pH-Responsive Intracellular Delivery of Caspase-3: Toward Rapid Cell Apoptosis
ACS Nano 2017cited by 200position: firstdoi
Chitosan-based water-propelled micromotors with strong antibacterial activity
Nanoscale 2017cited by 153position: middledoi
Targeting and isolation of cancer cells using micro/nanomotors
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2017cited by 153position: middledoi
Micromotors Go In Vivo: From Test Tubes to Live Animals
Advanced Functional Materials 2017cited by 138position: firstdoi
Nano/microvehicles for efficient delivery and (bio)sensing at the cellular level
Chemical Science 2017cited by 127position: middledoi
Chemotactic Guidance of Synthetic Organic/Inorganic Payloads Functionalized Sperm Micromotors
Advanced Biosystems 2017cited by 115position: middledoi
Bioinspired Chemical Communication between Synthetic Nanomotors
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017cited by 65position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Joseph Wang · Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA39 papers (2015–2022)Liangfang Zhang · University of California San Diego24 papers (2015–2022)Emil Karshalev · California Institute of Technology13 papers (2016–2022)Pavimol Angsantikul · Population Council11 papers (2016–2019)Weiwei Gao · Binzhou Technician College10 papers (2015–2022)Jinxing Li · Michigan State University9 papers (2015–2017)Doris E. Ramírez‐Herrera · Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana8 papers (2017–2020)Ronnie H. Fang · University of California San Diego7 papers (2019–2022)Fernando Soto · Pennsylvania State University7 papers (2015–2021)Miguel Alejandro Lopez‐Ramirez · University of California San Diego7 papers (2015–2020)Fangyu Zhang · Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications7 papers (2018–2022)Rodolfo Mundaca‐Uribe · University of Concepción6 papers (2018–2021)Chuanrui Chen · Dalian University of Technology5 papers (2017–2019)Mara Beltrán‐Gastélum · Tecnológico Nacional de México5 papers (2018–2019)Soracha Thamphiwatana · Chulalongkorn University4 papers (2015–2017)Wenjuan Liu · Hunan University of Science and Technology4 papers (2016–2017)Hua Gong · Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University4 papers (2019–2022) · 4 papers (2015–2018)Virendra Singh · Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science4 papers (2015–2016)Kevin Kaufmann · University of California San Diego3 papers (2016–2016)