Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots

Veronika Magdanz; Joep K. van der Mijle Meijer; Leendert-Jan W. Ligtenberg; Yusra Pervez; Mathilda LaBrash-White; Motahareh Shabani Dargah; Iris Mulder; Sadaf Mohsenkani; Maud Gorbet; Negin Bouzari; Hamed Shahsavan; Lianne Weber; Remco H. Liefers; Michiel C. Warlé; Islam S. M. Khalil

doi:10.1038/s44182-025-00044-1

Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots

Veronika Magdanz^*
, Joep K. van der Mijle Meijer
, Leendert-Jan W. Ligtenberg
, Yusra Pervez
, Mathilda LaBrash-White
, Motahareh Shabani Dargah
, Iris Mulder
, Sadaf Mohsenkani
, Maud Gorbet
, Negin Bouzari
, Hamed Shahsavan
, Lianne Weber
, Remco H. Liefers
, Michiel C. Warlé
, Islam S. M. Khalil^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Article number	28
Journal	npj Robotics
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44182-025-00044-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print/First online - 2 Sept 2025

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Magdanz, V., van der Mijle Meijer, J. K., Ligtenberg, L.-J. W., Pervez, Y., LaBrash-White, M., Shabani Dargah, M., Mulder, I., Mohsenkani, S., Gorbet, M., Bouzari, N., Shahsavan, H., Weber, L., Liefers, R. H., Warlé, M. C., & Khalil, I. S. M. (2025). Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots. npj Robotics, 3(1), Article 28. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44182-025-00044-1

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