Medical Micro & Nano Robotics Laboratory | MNRLab
The Medical Micro & Nano Robotics Research Laboratory (MNRLab) is multi-disciplinary group that is based on four distinct subgroups with focus on robotics and electromagnetic devices, fabrication at the micro and nano scales, bio-adhesion and drug administration, and micro biology. MNRLab, founded by the German University in Cairo (GUC), has started its research activities in the fall of 2013 at the GUC with researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and Material Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Faculty of Media Engineering and Technology.
The Medical Micro & Nano Robotics Research Laboratory (MNRLab) is multi-disciplinary group that is based on four distinct subgroups with focus on robotics and electromagnetic devices, fabrication at the micro and nano scales, bio-adhesion and drug administration, and micro biology. MNRLab, founded by the German University in Cairo (GUC), has started its research activities in the fall of 2013 at the GUC with researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and Material Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Faculty of Media Engineering and Technology.
Research topics
The ongoing research in MNRLab is done in close collaboration with the following collaborators:
- The Surgical Robotics Laboratory, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- The Physical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany
- The Magnetics Group of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Saarland University, Germany
- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany
- The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the United States Naval Academy, USA
- Technical University of Dresden, Germany
- The Nanolab of the German Jordanian University, Jordan
Recent News
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Our work on the motion control and modeling of IRONSperm has been nominated for Best Application Paper Award at the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, Toronto, Canada. The work is titled ''Rigid-body rotation versus transverse bending wave swimming of magnetically-functionalized sperm cells'', and is co-authored by Veronika Magdanz, Anke Klingner, Leon Abelmann, and Islam S. M. Khalil.
V. Magdanz, A. Klingner, L. Abelmann, I. S. M. Khalil, “Rigid-Body rotation versus transverse bending wave swimming of magnetically-functionalized sperm cells”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), Toronto, Canada, 2022. Finalist for Best Application Paper Award |
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MNRLab members win best student paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing, and Measurement on the Nano Scale (3M NANO), 2017. The work is titled ''Independent control of nanoparticle clusters'', and is co-authored by Mostafa Alaa, Anke, Klingner, Nabila Hamdi, Slim Abdennadher, and Islam S. M. Khalil. Mostafa Alaa presented our recent work on the independent motion control of multiple clusters of nanoparticles using controlled magnetic fields. He has received the award in the closing ceremony of the conference on 11 August, 2017.
M. Alaa, A. Klingner, N. Hamdy, S. Abdennadher, and I. S. M. Khalil, “Independent control of nanoparticle clusters”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M Nano), Shanghai, China, pages 358-363, August 2017. Best Student Conference Paper Award |
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MNRLab members win best application paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing, and Measurement on the Nano Scale (3M NANO), 2016. The work is titled ''Feeling paramagnetic micro-particles trapped in gas bubbles: a tele-manipulation study'', and is co-authored by Islam S. M. Khalil, Youssef Michel, Baiquan Su, and Sarthak Misra. Dr. Su presented our recent work on tele-manipulation of micro-particles and sensing of the interaction forces during the interactions with gas bubbles and biological cells. He has received the award in the closing ceremony of the conference on 21 July, 2016.
I. S. M. Khalil, Y. Michel, B. Su, and S. Misra, “Feeling paramagnetic micro-particles trapped inside gas bubbles: a tele-manipulation study”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M Nano), page 225-230, Chongqing, China, July 2016. Best Application Paper Award |
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Nature has 3.8 billion years of making things work effectively and efficiently, so just how can we learn from its experience? Adam Shaw explores the growing field of biomimicry. To learn more, please visit BBC World News (BBC Horizon) and watch Episode 10, Clip 2, MagnetoSperm. This episode has been filmed at MNRLab in 2015. The episode shows the fabrication and control of sperm-shaped microrobot which researchers of MNRLab refer to as MagnetoSperm.
I. S. M. Khalil, H. C. Dijkslag, L. Abelmann, and S. Misra, “MagnetoSperm: A microrobot that navigates using weak magnetic fields”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, no. 22: 223701-1-223701-4, June 2014. (Featured on the cover page) |
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On 26 June 2016, Eng. Abelrahman Hosney, Ms. Mariam Ayoub, and Mrs. Aya Sameh are going to participate in the IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). Abelrahman will present 3 papers on the control of microparticles against flowing streams of fluids, grinding of blood clots using microrobots, and targeting of cell mockups using sperm-shaped microrobot. Mariam and Aya will present their work on the controlled and selective targeting of cancer cells using controlled magnetic fields in vitro.
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LocationMedical Micro & Nano Robotics Laboratory | MNRLab
Department of Mechatronics Engineering German University in Cairo 11835 New Cairo City Main Entrance El-Tagamoa El-Khames E-mail: [email protected] |