Lighting up micro-/nanorobots with fluorescence

M Yang, X Guo, F Mou, J Guan - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Micro-/nanorobots (MNRs) can be autonomously propelled on demand in complex
biological environments and thus may bring revolutionary changes to biomedicines …

Self‐Propelled Micro‐/Nanomotors as “On‐the‐Move” Platforms: Cleaners, Sensors, and Reactors

Y Hu, W Liu, Y Sun - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Artificial micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) are tiny apparatuses that can autonomously
navigate and perform specific tasks at micro‐/nanoscale. The continuous movement …

3D printed ultra-fast photothermal responsive shape memory hydrogel for microrobots

Z Zhan, L Chen, H Duan, Y Chen, M He… - International Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Hydrogels with stimuli-responsive capabilities are gaining more and more attention
nowadays with prospective applications in biomedical engineering, bioelectronics …

Theories for triboelectric nanogenerators: A comprehensive review

H Zhang, L Yao, L Quan, X Zheng - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2020 - degruyter.com
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have attracted much attention as energy harvesting
and sensor devices. Compared with experimental means, theoretical analysis is of low cost …

Band Engineering versus Catalysis: Enhancing the Self-Propulsion of Light-Powered MXene-Derived Metal–TiO2 Micromotors To Degrade Polymer Chains

M Urso, L Bruno, S Dattilo, SC Carroccio… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light-powered micro-and nanomotors based on photocatalytic semiconductors convert light
into mechanical energy, allowing self-propulsion and various functions. Despite recent …

Self-propelled micro/nanobots: A new insight into precisely targeting cancerous cells through intelligent and deep cancer penetration

AH Meisami, M Abbasi, S Mosleh-Shirazi… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer overlooks are globally one of the most dangerous and life-threatening tribulations.
While significant advances have been made in the targeted delivery of anti-cancer …

Self‐Propulsion by Directed Explosive Emulsification

X Wu, H Xue, G Bordia, Z Fink, PY Kim… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An active droplet system, programmed to repeatedly move autonomously at a specific
velocity in a well‐defined direction, is demonstrated. Coulombic energy is stored in …

Fully Programmable Collective Behavior of Light‐Powered Chemical Microrobotics: pH‐Dependent Motion Behavior Switch and Controlled Cancer Cell Destruction

L Dekanovsky, Y Ying, J Zelenka… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of fuel‐free light‐powered multi stimuli‐responsive microrobots is
becoming a vital field in biomedical research. The challenge is to design biomedical robots …

Recent advances in motion control of micro/nanomotors

Q Yang, L Xu, W Zhong, Q Yan, Y Gao… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanomotors are able to convert energy in different forms into propulsion and
movement with predesigned directions and velocities, enabling them to be self‐propelled …

Light-driven micro/nanomotors in biomedical applications

X Zeng, M Yang, H Liu, Z Zhang, Y Hu, J Shi, ZH Wang - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology brings hope for targeted drug delivery. However, most current drug delivery
systems used passive delivery strategies with limited therapeutic efficiency. Over the past …