Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

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 …

Swarming behavior and in vivo monitoring of enzymatic nanomotors within the bladder

AC Hortelao, C Simó, M Guix, S Guallar-Garrido… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Enzyme-powered nanomotors are an exciting technology for biomedical applications due to
their ability to navigate within biological environments using endogenous fuels. However …

Light-driven micro/nanomotors: from fundamentals to applications

L Xu, F Mou, H Gong, M Luo, J Guan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Light, as an external stimulus, is capable of driving the motion of micro/nanomotors (MNMs)
with the advantages of reversible, wireless and remote manoeuvre on demand with …

Micro-and nanomotors as active environmental microcleaners and sensors

J Parmar, D Vilela, K Villa, J Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in
the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end, micro/nanomotors are …

Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors

S Sánchez, L Soler, J Katuri - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …

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 developing new nanosystems and …

Micromotors for environmental applications: a review

B Jurado-Sánchez, J Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-propelled micromotors represent a new paradigm in the environmental field, greatly
enhancing the efficiency of traditional operations due to the actively moving matter …

Rocket science at the nanoscale

J Li, I Rozen, J Wang - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Autonomous propulsion at the nanoscale represents one of the most challenging and
demanding goals in nanotechnology. Over the past decade, numerous important advances …

Magnetocatalytic graphene quantum dots Janus micromotors for bacterial endotoxin detection

B Jurado‐Sánchez, M Pacheco, J Rojo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetocatalytic hybrid Janus micromotors encapsulating phenylboronic acid (PABA)
modified graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are described herein as ultrafast sensors for the …