Design and fabrication of micro/nano-motors for environmental and sensing applications

H Ye, Y Wang, D Xu, X Liu, S Liu, X Ma - Applied Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Small-scale synthetic micro/nano-motors (MNMs) are at the forefront of scientific and
technological development, which may help to resolve the long-standing and pressing …

Challenges and Strategies for Optimizing Corrosion and Biodegradation Stability of Biomedical Micro‐and Nanoswimmers: A Review

E Rahimi, R Sanchis‐Gual, X Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The last two decades have witnessed the emergence of micro‐and nanoswimmers (MNSs).
Researchers have invested significant efforts in engineering motile micro‐and nanodevices …

Micro/nanomotors for water purification

Y Ying, M Pumera - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐propelled micro/nanomotors are synthetic machines that can convert different sources
of energy into motion; at the same time, they are able to serve innovative environmental …

CANDYBOTS: a new generation of 3D‐printed sugar‐based transient small‐scale robots

S Gervasoni, A Terzopoulou, C Franco… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sugars are ubiquitous in food, and are among the main sources of energy for almost all
forms of life. Sugars can also form structural building blocks such as cellulose in plants …

Corrosion of light powered Pt/TiO2 microrobots

T Maric, MZM Nasir, M Budanovic, O Alduhaish… - Applied Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Catalytic light-powered microrobots have become a major focus in the current autonomous
self-propelled micromotors research. The attractiveness of such machines stems from the …

[HTML][HTML] Review of bubble and magnetically driven catalytic micro/nanomotors: Fabrication and characterization

SM Khomambazari, M Yusuf… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - jourcc.com
Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are very unique in performing tasks and performance according
to their scale. These small and versatile motors are known as promising tools in various …

Recent Advances in Light-Driven Semiconductor-Based Micro/Nanomotors: Optimization Strategies and Emerging Applications

VRA Ferreira, MA Azenha - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Micro/nanomotors represent a burgeoning field of research featuring small devices capable
of autonomous movement in liquid environments through catalytic reactions and/or external …

The behavior of Ni nanotubes under the influence of environments with different acidities

MD Kutuzau, EY Kaniukov, EE Shumskaya… - …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The results of research on the behavior of Ni nanotubes under the influence of environments
with different pH values are presented. The influence of exposure time on morphology and …

Stokes's flow of a bumpy shaft inside a cylinder and a model for predicting the roughness of the shaft

MT Song, JC Lei, CC Chang, CY Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A microshaft may become rough due to corrosion, abrasion, and deposition when it has
been operating in a viscous fluid. It is of importance to investigate the effects and to estimate …

Preparation, motion study and application of autonomous micro and nano devices

T Maric - 2020 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
Micro-and nanomachines are a new generation of nanotechnology, allowing nano-and
micro-objects to propel themselves, perform autonomous motion and other on demand …