A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Less than 1% of Earth's freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population
growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water …

Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

Self-assembly is the autonomous organization of components into patterns or structures: an
essential ingredient of biology and a desired route to complex organization. At equilibrium …

It is well-known that micro-and nanoparticles can move by phoretic effects in response to
externally imposed gradients of scalar quantities such as chemical concentration or electric …

Abstract Artificial micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) are tiny apparatuses that can autonomously
navigate and perform specific tasks at micro‐/nanoscale. The continuous movement …

Self-propelled motors have been developed with promising potential for medical
applications. However, most of them have a size range at the microscale, which limits their …

Self-propelled, synthetic active matters that transduce chemical energy into mechanical
motion are examples of biomimetic nonequilibrium systems. They are of great current …

Small-scale synthetic micro/nano-motors (MNMs) are at the forefront of scientific and
technological development, which may help to resolve the long-standing and pressing …

With recent developments in the field of autonomous motion for artificial systems, many
researchers are focusing on their biomedical application for active and targeted delivery. In …