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 …

Bioinspired microrobots

S Palagi, P Fischer - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Microorganisms can move in complex media, respond to the environment and self-organize.
The field of microrobotics strives to achieve these functions in mobile robotic systems of sub …

Micro-and nanomotors as active environmental microcleaners and sensors

J Parmar, D Vilela, K Villa, J Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in
the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end, micro/nanomotors are …

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 …

Catalytic nanomotors for environmental monitoring and water remediation

L Soler, S Sánchez - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-propelled nanomotors hold considerable promise for develo** innovative
environmental applications. This review highlights the recent progress in the use of self …

Enzyme-powered porous micromotors built from a hierarchical micro-and mesoporous UiO-type metal–organic framework

Y Yang, X Arqué, T Patiño, V Guillerm… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Here, we report the design, synthesis, and functional testing of enzyme-powered porous
micromotors built from a metal–organic framework (MOF). We began by subjecting a …

Selectively manipulable acoustic-powered microswimmers

D Ahmed, M Lu, A Nourhani, PE Lammert, Z Stratton… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Selective actuation of a single microswimmer from within a diverse group would be afirst
step toward collaborative guided action by a group of swimmers. Here wedescribe a new …

Janus nanoarchitectures: From structural design to catalytic applications

Z Wu, L Li, T Liao, X Chen, W Jiang, W Luo, J Yang… - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Janus nanoarchitectures, an emerging class of nanostructures named after the Roman god
having two faces, have been considered as a fascinating class of nanomaterials for …

Gold-nanoshell-functionalized polymer nanoswimmer for photomechanical poration of single-cell membrane

W Wang, Z Wu, X Lin, T Si, Q He - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report an ultrasound-driven gold-nanoshell-functionalized polymer multilayer tubular
nanoswimmer that can photomechanically perforate the membrane of a cancer cell by …

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 …