Open questions of chemically powered nano-and micromotors

W Wang - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemically powered nano-and micromotors are microscopic devices that convert chemical
energy into motion. Interest in these motors has grown over the past 20 years because they …

Artificial cells: synthetic compartments with life-like functionality and adaptivity

BC Buddingh', JCM van Hest - Accounts of chemical research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Cells are highly advanced microreactors that form the basis of all life. Their
fascinating complexity has inspired scientists to create analogs from synthetic and natural …

Chemotactic synthetic vesicles: Design and applications in blood-brain barrier crossing

A Joseph, C Contini, D Cecchin, S Nyberg… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
In recent years, scientists have created artificial microscopic and nanoscopic self-propelling
particles, often referred to as nano-or microswimmers, capable of mimicking biological …

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 …

Enzyme catalysis to power micro/nanomachines

X Ma, AC Hortelao, T Patino, S Sanchez - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Enzymes play a crucial role in many biological processes which require harnessing and
converting free chemical energy into kinetic forces in order to accomplish tasks. Enzymes …

Chemically propelled molecules and machines

KK Dey, A Sen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
Self-propelled, synthetic active matters that transduce chemical energy into mechanical
motion are examples of biomimetic nonequilibrium systems. They are of great current …

Interface engineering in multiphase systems toward synthetic cells and organelles: From soft matter fundamentals to biomedical applications

Z Liu, W Zhou, C Qi, T Kong - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic cells have a major role in gaining insight into the complex biological processes of
living cells; they also give rise to a range of emerging applications from gene delivery to …

[HTML][HTML] Self-diffusiophoretic colloidal propulsion near a solid boundary

A Mozaffari, N Sharifi-Mood, J Koplik, C Maldarelli - Physics of Fluids, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Self-propelled, chemically powered colloidal locomotors are swimmers designed to
transverse small scale landscapes in a range of applications involving micropum** …

A practical guide to analyzing and reporting the movement of nanoscale swimmers

W Wang, TE Mallouk - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
The recent invention of nanoswimmers—synthetic, powered objects with characteristic
lengths in the range of 10–500 nm—has sparked widespread interest among scientists and …

From radial to unidirectional water pum** in zeta-potential modulated Nafion nanostructures

MJ Esplandiu, D Reguera, D Romero-Guzmán… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chemically propelled micropumps are promising wireless systems to autonomously drive
fluid flows for many applications. However, many of these systems are activated by nocuous …