Intelligent micro/nanomotors: Fabrication, propulsion, and biomedical applications

J Ye, Y Fan, G Niu, B Zhou, Y Kang, X Ji - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Intelligent micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are unique devices at the micro-or nanoscale that
achieve active movement in various liquid environments by converting different forms of …

Pore engineering of porous materials: effects and applications

A Wang, Y Ma, D Zhao - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Porous materials, characterized by their controllable pore size, high specific surface area,
and controlled space functionality, have become cross-scale structures with …

Unraveling the Synergistic Effect of Heteroatomic Substitution and Vacancy Engineering in CoFe2O4 for Superior Electrocatalysis Performance

J Sun, H Xue, YF Zhang, XL Zhang, N Guo, T Song… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal ion substitution and anion exchange are two effective strategies for regulating the
electronic and geometric structure of spinel. However, the optimal location of foreign metallic …

Black titania janus mesoporous nanomotor for enhanced tumor penetration and near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy

K Lv, M Hou, Y Kou, H Yu, M Liu, T Zhao, J Shen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Thanks to their excellent photoelectric characteristics to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen
species (ROS) under the light-activation process, TiO2 nanomaterials have shown …

Enhanced Stability and Narrowed D‐Band Gap of Ce‐Doped Co3O4 for Rechargeable Aqueous Zn‐Air Battery

J Qian, X Liu, C Zhong, G Xu, H Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It remains challenging to achieve further breakthroughs in the development of durable
bifunctional air cathode electrocatalysts for increasing the cycling life of rechargeable Zn‐air …

Remodeling nanodroplets into hierarchical mesoporous silica nanoreactors with multiple chambers

Y Ma, H Zhang, R Lin, Y Ai, K Lan, L Duan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Multi-chambered architectures have attracted much attention due to the ability to establish
multifunctional partitions in different chambers, but manipulating the chamber numbers and …

Droplet‐Directed Anisotropic Assembly of Semifootball‐Like Carbon Nanoparticles with Multimodal Pore Architectures

P Guo, R Zhao, Z Zhang, J Li, W Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hierarchical porous carbon nanoparticles, with tailored asymmetric morphologies and pore
structures, have great implications in high‐performance electrode materials. However, the …

Artificial nanomotors: Fabrication, locomotion characterization, motion manipulation, and biomedical applications

L Wang, X Hao, Z Gao, Z Yang, Y Long… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial nanomotors are nanoscale machines capable of converting surrounding other
energy into mechanical motion and thus entering the tissues and cells of organisms. They …

Morphological anisotropy in metal–organic framework micro/nanostructures

T Bao, Y Zou, C Zhang, C Yu, C Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anisotropy plays a unique role in the structural regulation of metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs) and their composites, especially at the micro‐and nanoscale. However, there is a …

Ultrafast light-activated polymeric nanomotors

J Wang, H Wu, X Zhu, R Zwolsman… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Synthetic micro/nanomotors have been extensively exploited over the past decade to
achieve active transportation. This interest is a result of their broad range of potential …