Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

Photocatalytic TiO2 Micromotors for Removal of Microplastics and Suspended Matter

L Wang, A Kaeppler, D Fischer… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Environmental contamination is a major global challenge, and the effects of contamination
are found in most habitats. In recent times, the pollution by microplastics has come to the …

Reconfiguring active particles by electrostatic imbalance

J Yan, M Han, J Zhang, C Xu, E Luijten, S Granick - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
Active materials represent a new class of condensed matter in which motile elements may
collectively form dynamic, global structures out of equilibrium,,. Here, we present a general …

Emergent behavior in active colloids

A Zöttl, H Stark - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

Graphene-based microbots for toxic heavy metal removal and recovery from water

D Vilela, J Parmar, Y Zeng, Y Zhao, S Sánchez - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal contamination in water is a serious risk to the public health and other life forms
on earth. Current research in nanotechnology is develo** new nanosystems and …

Collective behaviors of magnetic active matter: recent progress toward reconfigurable, adaptive, and multifunctional swarming micro/nanorobots

D **, L Zhang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Active matter refers to the nonequilibrium system composed of interacting units
that continually dissipate energy at a single-unit level and transduce it into mechanical force …

Recent developments in magnetically driven micro-and nanorobots

XZ Chen, M Hoop, F Mushtaq, E Siringil, C Hu… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanorobots are promising devices for biomedical and environmental applications.
The past few years have witnessed rapid developments in this field. This short review …

Near infrared light-powered Janus mesoporous silica nanoparticle motors

M Xuan, Z Wu, J Shao, L Dai, T Si… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We describe fuel-free, near-infrared (NIR)-driven Janus mesoporous silica nanoparticle
motors (JMSNMs) with diameters of 50, 80, and 120 nm. The Janus structure of the JMSNMs …

Collective behaviors of active matter learning from natural taxes across scales

F Ji, Y Wu, M Pumera, L Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Taxis orientation is common in microorganisms, and it provides feasible strategies to
operate active colloids as small‐scale robots. Collective taxes involve numerous units that …