In this article we review the development, current status and future prospects of nano-and
microscale motors propelled by locally generated fields and chemical gradients. These …

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 …

Autonomously moving micro-objects, or micromotors, have attracted the attention of the
scientific community over the past decade, but the incompatibility of phoretic motors with …

In this Letter, we explore experimentally the phase behavior of a dense active suspension of
self-propelled colloids. In addition to a solidlike and gaslike phase observed for high and …

Attributed to the miniaturized body size and active mobility, micro-and nanomotors (MNMs)
have demonstrated tremendous potential for medical applications. However, from bench to …

Colloidal particles partially coated with platinum and dispersed in H2O2 solution are often
used as model self-propelled colloids. Most current data suggest that neutral self …

Active colloids constitute a novel class of materials composed of colloidal-scale particles
locally converting chemical energy into motility, mimicking micro-organisms. Evolving far …

The use of swarms of nanobots to perform seemingly miraculous tasks is a common trope in
the annals of science fiction. 1 Although several of these remarkable feats are still very much …

Non-mechanical nano-and microscale pumps that function without the aid of an external
power source and provide precise control over the flow rate in response to specific signals …

Self-propelled particles can exhibit surprising non-equilibrium behaviors, and how they
interact with obstacles or boundaries remains an important open problem. Here we show …