Controlled propulsion of micro/nanomotors: operational mechanisms, motion manipulation and potential biomedical applications

T Liu, L Xie, CAH Price, J Liu, Q He… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

Advanced liposome and polymersome-based drug delivery systems: Considerations for physicochemical properties, targeting strategies and stimuli-sensitive …

S Kansız, YM Elçin - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Liposomes and polymersomes are colloidal vesicles that are self-assembled from lipids and
amphiphilic polymers, respectively. Because of their ability to encapsulate both hydrophilic …

Copper single-atom jellyfish-like nanomotors for enhanced tumor penetration and nanocatalytic therapy

Y Xing, J Xiu, M Zhou, T Xu, M Zhang, H Li, X Li, X Du… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts with extraordinary catalytic activity have been receiving great attention
in tumor therapy. However, most single-atom catalysts lack self-propulsion properties …

Janus nanoparticles: From fabrication to (bio) applications

X Zhang, Q Fu, H Duan, J Song, H Yang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

Nanosized Janus AuNR-Pt Motor for Enhancing NIR-II Photoacoustic Imaging of Deep Tumor and Pt2+ Ion-Based Chemotherapy

Q Li, L Liu, H Huo, L Su, Y Wu, H Lin, X Ge, J Mu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthetic micro/nanomotors have great potential in deep tissue imaging and in vivo drug
delivery because of their active motion ability. However, applying nanomotors with a size …

Achieving Control in Micro‐/Nanomotor Mobility

AD Fusi, Y Li, A Llopis‐Lorente, T Patiño… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented opportunities exist for the generation of advanced nanotechnologies based
on synthetic micro/nanomotors (MNMs), such as active transport of medical agents or the …

Artificial nanomotors: Fabrication, locomotion characterization, motion manipulation, and biomedical applications

L Wang, X Hao, Z Gao, Z Yang, Y Long… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial nanomotors are nanoscale machines capable of converting surrounding other
energy into mechanical motion and thus entering the tissues and cells of organisms. They …

Biosafety, functionalities, and applications of biomedical micro/nanomotors

M Wan, T Li, H Chen, C Mao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their unique ability to actively move, micro/nanomotors offer the possibility of
breaking through the limitations of traditional passive drug delivery systems for the treatment …

Amphiphilic AIEgen‐polymer aggregates: Design, self‐assembly and biomedical applications

S Cao, J Shao, LKEA Abdelmohsen… - Aggregate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) is a phenomenon in which fluorescence is enhanced
rather than quenched upon molecular assembly. AIE fluorogens (AIEgens) are flexible …

Multifunctional parachute-like nanomotors for enhanced skin penetration and synergistic antifungal therapy

X Ji, H Yang, W Liu, Y Ma, J Wu, X Zong, P Yuan… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fungal infections in skin are extremely stubborn and seriously threaten human health. In the
process of antifungal treatment, it is a huge challenge that the stratum corneum of the skin …