Chemical robots

3D Printing

Prototyping and parametric design of
3D printed tablets

Cancer Theranostics

Microgel bioreactors for
cancer cell targeting

Chemistry on Demand

Magnetic liposome aggregates for
on-demand release of payloads

Encapsulation Technologies

Multi-compartmental drug carriers by
aggregation of microgels

Pharmaceutical Engineering

Production of multi-crystals by
crystallization in a fluidic device

Structured Silica Particles

Silica with hierarchical porosity for
melt amorphisation of drugs

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The Chemical Robotics Laboratory was established by Prof. František Štěpánek in 2008 as part of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague. Our research is focused on the design and synthesis of structured particles and particle systems in two main areas - in "traditional" Particle Technology (granulation, spray drying, crystallization, dissolution) and in the emerging field of Chemical Robotics. Our aim is to conceive microscopic chemical robots that mimic single-cell organisms in that they are capable of autonomous movement, they have the ability to store, chemically process and release molecules on demand, and they can recognize the target by specific adhesion. Unlike living organism, they cannot evolve or self-replicate, but they can be remotely controlled - thus the name "robots". Find out more about our research interests.