Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors

S Sánchez, L Soler, J Katuri - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …

Metal–organic frameworks in motion

A Terzopoulou, JD Nicholas, XZ Chen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last two decades, engineering motion with small-scale matter has received much
attention in several areas of research, ranging from supramolecular chemistry and colloidal …

Large‐Scale Self‐Assembly of MOFs Colloidosomes for Bubble‐Propelled Micromotors and Stirring‐Free Environmental Remediation

H Huang, J Li, M Yuan, H Yang, Y Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The design of MOF‐based micromotors (MOFtors) is still challenging and with limited
approaches, especially for the MOF nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, we report a universal and …

Rocket science at the nanoscale

J Li, I Rozen, J Wang - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Autonomous propulsion at the nanoscale represents one of the most challenging and
demanding goals in nanotechnology. Over the past decade, numerous important advances …

[PDF][PDF] Superfast near-infrared light-driven polymer multilayer rockets

Z Wu, T Si, W Gao, X Lin, J Wang, Q He - Small, 2016 - researchgate.net
Here, we present a polymeric tubular rocket, functionalized with gold nanoshells (AuNSs)
that moves at a speed of up to 160 µm s− 1. The stronger plasma resonance absorption of …

Beyond powders: Monoliths on the basis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

X Qi, K Liu, Z Chang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, considerable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been
identified and prepared, showing great promise in various fields. In general, the powdery …

Water‐powered cell‐mimicking Janus micromotor

Z Wu, J Li, BEF de Ávila, T Li, W Gao… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cell derivatives have received increasing attention due to their unique ability to mimic many
of the natural properties displayed by their source cells. Integration of cell‐derived natural …

Wastewater mediated activation of micromotors for efficient water cleaning

SK Srivastava, M Guix, OG Schmidt - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present wastewater-mediated activation of catalytic micromotors for the degradation of
nitroaromatic pollutants in water. These next-generation hybrid micromotors are fabricated …

Tubular micro/nanomachines: from the basics to recent advances

B Xu, B Zhang, L Wang, G Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the machines that have changed the world through their autonomous functions,
scientists have focused their attention on performing similar functions at the …

Recent progress on bioinspired self‐propelled micro/nanomotors via controlled molecular self‐assembly

Z Wu, X Lin, T Si, Q He - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of bottom‐up controllable self‐assembly technique with bioinspired design
has opened new horizons in the development of self‐propelled synthetic micro/nanomotors …