Magnetic Nanorobotics and Bionanomaterials

From nanoparticle synthesis to magnetically actuated nanorobots for biomedical applications.

Our research focuses on the design, synthesis, and application of magnetic nanomaterials for advanced biomedical, biointerface, and magnetically responsive systems. We develop multifunctional nanostructures based on iron oxide and hybrid materials, where precise control over particle size, shape, anisotropy, and surface chemistry enables tailored magnetic responsiveness and interaction with complex biological systems.

A central research direction is the engineering of anisotropic magnetic nanostructures (nanorobots), such as nanochains, nanorods, and microrods, which exhibit enhanced magneto-mechanical properties under externally applied magnetic fields. These systems enable remote actuation at the micro- and nanoscale, allowing controlled mechanical interaction with soft biological matter. Through this approach, we investigate how physical forces can be used to modulate biological structure, permeability, and function.

Building on these principles, we explore emerging concepts in magnetic nanorobotics, where dynamically assembling nanostructures act as magnetically driven micro- and nanoscale agents. These systems are designed to navigate, penetrate, and locally interact with complex biological environments, enabling applications in antimicrobial therapies, targeted drug delivery, and mechanobiology. Particular emphasis is placed on collective effects, such as chain formation and swarm-like behaviour, which amplify mechanical interactions at the microscale.

Our research also includes the development of hybrid nanomaterials and coatings, combining magnetic nanoparticles with silica, gold, polymers, or biofunctional components. These systems provide tunable interfaces for biological targeting, controlled adhesion, and integration into functional surfaces or implant materials. Wet-chemical synthesis approaches are complemented by advanced characterization techniques, including electron microscopy, spectroscopy, and magnetometry, enabling detailed structure–property–function correlations.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration at the interface of nanotechnology, physics, and biomedicine, we aim to develop novel strategies for minimally invasive therapies, responsive biomaterials, and next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic platforms.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration at the interface of nanotechnology, materials science, physics, and biomedicine, we aim to establish new concepts for magnetically controlled therapies, responsive biomaterials, and minimally invasive treatment strategies, addressing key challenges in next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic platforms.