Antimicrobial micro/nanorobotic materials design: From passive combat to active therapy

J Li, H Shen, H Zhou, R Shi, C Wu, PK Chu - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria has emerged as one of the major threats to global
public health. Moreover, many pathogenic bacteria can form stubborn biofilms to prevent …

Carbonaceous Materials‐Based Photothermal Process in Water Treatment: From Originals to Frontier Applications

S Hu, L Qin, H Yi, C Lai, Y Yang, B Li, Y Fu, M Zhang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The photothermal process has attracted considerable attention in water treatment due to its
advantages of low energy consumption and high efficiency. In this respect, photothermal …

Investigation on combustion characteristics and optimization of thermal performance of H2/NH3 fueled micro power generator in dual-inlets combustor

C Huang, R Yin, Q Peng, S Fu, L Zhang, P Teng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve the combustion performance and energy conversion, a dual-inlet combustor is
proposed for H 2/NH 3 powered generator. Effects of the dual-inlet employment …

Miniature Robots for Battling Bacterial Infection

W Zhong, S Handschuh-Wang, UT Uthappa, J Shen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Micro/nanorobots have shown great promise for minimally invasive bacterial infection
therapy. However, bacterial infections usually form biofilms inside the body by aggregation …

Extraordinary microcarriers derived from spores and pollens

D Zhao, Y Li, Z Zhang, T Xu, C Ye, T Shi, Y Wang - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Spores and pollens refer to the reproductive cells of seed plants and asexually reproducing
sporophytes, exhibiting a natural core–shell structure and exquisite surface morphology …

Versatile synthesis of hollow PDA motors by interfacial protection

L Song, S Zhang, Q Wang, X Mao, B Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are miniaturized devices capable of autonomous motion and on-
demand task execution, which have broad application prospects in environmental …

A Light‐Driven Actuator Enables Versatile Motion for Smart Transportation and Contactless Delivery

KX Hou, PC Zhao, CH Li - Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐driven actuators are advantageous among various actuators because it enables
remote, contactless, and localized manipulation without any complex equipment. However …

Injectable Antibacterial Sponges with Rough Directional Channels for Noncompressible Coagulopathy Hemorrhage

L Zheng, R Tang, X Li, Y Su, X Ma… - ACS Materials Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Designing injectable sponges with rapid shape recovery and antibacterial function for
noncompressible coagulopathy hemorrhage still remains a challenge. Inspired by the …

Light-Driven Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery

Q Cheng, X Lu, Y Tai, T Luo… - ACS Biomaterials Science …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As a new micromanipulation tool with the advantages of small size, flexible movement and
easy manipulation, light-driven microrobots have a wide range of prospects in biomedical …

Recent advances in micro/nanomotors for antibacterial applications

W Wang, H Luo, H Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, rapid spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria deriving from the indiscriminate use of
traditional antibiotics poses significant threats to public health worldwide. Moreover …