Precision Engineering of Nanorobots: Toward Single Atom Decoration and Defect Control for Enhanced Microplastic Capture

A Jancik‐Prochazkova, H Kmentova… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanorobots are being received with a great attention for their move‐sense‐and‐act
capabilities that often originate from catalytic decomposition of fuels. In the past decade …

Shape Engineering of TiO2 Microrobots for “On‐the‐Fly” Optical Brake

CM Oral, M Ussia, DK Yavuz, M Pumera - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid microrobots have recently attracted attention due to their ability to combine different
energy sources and/or external stimuli for propulsion and performing desired tasks. Despite …

Nano/microplastics capture and degradation by autonomous nano/microrobots: a perspective

M Urso, M Pumera - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The growing use of plastic materials has led to the continuous accumulation of wastes in
marine environments, which fragment into hazardous micro‐and nanoplastics. These plastic …

Photocatalytic Microplastics “On‐The‐fly” Degradation via Motile Quantum Materials‐Based Microrobots

A Jancik‐Prochazkova, V Jašek… - Advanced Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nano/micro‐plastics pollution is an emerging global concern. A variety of biodegradable
polymers have been synthesized to enhance the degradation of plastic materials and …

Smartdust 3D‐printed graphene‐based Al/Ga robots for photocatalytic degradation of explosives

B Khezri, K Villa, F Novotný, Z Sofer, M Pumera - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Milli/micro/nanorobots are considered smart devices able to convert energy taken from
different sources into mechanical movement and accomplish the appointed tasks. Future …

Chemical tunability of advanced materials used in the fabrication of micro/nanobots

S Andhari, G Khutale, R Gupta, Y Patil… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro and nanobots (MNBs) are unprecedented in their ability to be chemically tuned for
autonomous tasks with enhanced targeting and functionality while maintaining their mobility …

Light‐Powered Self‐Adaptive Mesostructured Microrobots for Simultaneous Microplastics Trapping and Fragmentation via in situ Surface Morphing

SG Ullattil, M Pumera - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastics, which comprise one of the omnipresent threats to human health, are diverse
in shape and composition. Their negative impacts on human and ecosystem health provide …

[HTML][HTML] 3D and 4D lithography of untethered microrobots

F Rajabasadi, L Schwarz, M Medina-Sánchez… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, additive manufacturing (AM), also called three-dimensional (3D)
printing, has advanced micro/nano-fabrication technologies, especially in applications like …

Arbitrary Construction of Versatile NIR‐Driven Microrobots

W Li, B Liu, L Ou, G Li, D Lei, Z Xiong, H Xu… - Advanced … - Wiley Online Library
Emerging light‐driven micro/nanorobots (LMNRs) showcase profound potential for
sophisticated manipulation and various applications. However, the realization of a versatile …

ZnO/ZnO2/Pt Janus Micromotors Propulsion Mode Changes with Size and Interface Structure: Enhanced Nitroaromatic Explosives Degradation under Visible Light

AM Pourrahimi, K Villa, Y Ying, Z Sofer… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Self-motile mesoporous ZnO/Pt-based Janus micromotors accelerated by bubble propulsion
that provide efficient removal of explosives and dye pollutants via photodegradation under …