Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Germanium‐based monoelemental and binary two‐dimensional materials: Theoretical and experimental investigations and promising applications

F Zhao, Y Feng, W Feng - InfoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials based on group IVA elements have attracted
extensive attention owing to their rich chemical structures and novel properties. This …

Advances in chemically powered micro/nanorobots for biological applications: a review

Y Feng, M An, Y Liu, MT Sarwar… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) are capable of autonomous motion, breaking through the
limitations of traditional passive transport of nanocarriers. Among them, chemically driven …

A maze in plastic wastes: autonomous motile photocatalytic microrobots against microplastics

SM Beladi-Mousavi, S Hermanova, Y Ying… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An extremely high quantity of small pieces of synthetic polymers, namely, microplastics, has
been recently identified in some of the most intact natural environments, eg, on top of the …

Dual‐Propelled Lanbiotic Based Janus Micromotors for Selective Inactivation of Bacterial Biofilms

K Yuan, B Jurado‐Sánchez… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Graphene oxide/PtNPs/Fe2O3 “dual‐propelled” catalytic and fuel‐free rotary
actuated magnetic Janus micromotors modified with the lanbiotic Nisin are used for highly …

Density asymmetry driven propulsion of ultrasound‐powered Janus micromotors

M Valdez‐Garduño, M Leal‐Estrada… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of acoustically propelled micro and nanoscale motors to perform diverse tasks
while moving in solutions can open up new applications in diverse fields such as medicine …

2D functionalized germananes: Synthesis and applications

S Ng, M Pumera - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the realm of 2D layered materials, the monoelemental group 14 Xene, germanene, as the
germanium analog of graphene, has emerged as the next prospective candidate. Preceded …

Multi‐Sensing Platform Based on 2D Monoelement Germanane

JV Vaghasiya, CC Mayorga‐Martinez… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Covalently functionalized germanane is a novel type of fluorescent probe that can be
employed in material science and analytical sensing. Here, a fluorometric sensing platform …

Smartphone-based Janus micromotors strategy for motion-based detection of glutathione

K Yuan, C Cuntín-Abal, B Jurado-Sánchez… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, we describe a Janus micromotor smartphone platform for the motion-based
detection of glutathione. The system compromises a universal three-dimensional (3D) …

Two-dimensional functionalized germananes as photoelectrocatalysts

S Ng, J Sturala, J Vyskocil, P Lazar, J Martincova… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Succeeding graphene, monoelemental two-dimensional (2D) materials such as germanene
and silicene, coined as “Xenes”, have attracted vast scientific and technological interests …