Smart micro-and nanorobots for water purification

M Urso, M Ussia, M Pumera - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Less than 1% of Earth's freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population
growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water …

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 …

Enzyme-powered liquid metal nanobots endowed with multiple biomedical functions

D Xu, J Hu, X Pan, S Sanchez, X Yan, X Ma - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalytically powered micro/nanobots (MNBs) can perform active movement by harnessing
energy from in situ chemical reactions and show tremendous potential in biomedical …

Biohybrid microalgae robots: design, fabrication, materials, and applications

F Zhang, Z Li, C Chen, H Luan, RH Fang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of microorganisms and engineered artificial components has shown
considerable promise for creating biohybrid microrobots. The unique features of microalgae …

MOF-based micro/nanomotors (MOFtors): Recent progress and challenges

H Yang, L Wang, X Huang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are burgeoning micro/nanoscale devices with plentiful
applications ranging from biomedicine to environmental remediation. However, some urgent …

Recent advances in nano‐and micromotors

M Fernández‐Medina… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nano‐and micromotors are fascinating objects that can navigate in complex fluidic
environments. Their active motion can be triggered by external power sources or they can …

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 …

Self‐Propelled Micro‐/Nanomotors as “On‐the‐Move” Platforms: Cleaners, Sensors, and Reactors

Y Hu, W Liu, Y Sun - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Artificial micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) are tiny apparatuses that can autonomously
navigate and perform specific tasks at micro‐/nanoscale. The continuous movement …

Enzyme-powered gated mesoporous silica nanomotors for on-command intracellular payload delivery

A Llopis-Lorente, A Garcia-Fernandez… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The introduction of stimuli-responsive cargo release capabilities on self-propelled micro-and
nanomotors holds enormous potential in a number of applications in the biomedical field …

Enzyme-powered micro-and nano-motors: key parameters for an application-oriented design

X Arqué, T Patiño, S Sánchez - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature has inspired the creation of artificial micro-and nanomotors that self-propel
converting chemical energy into mechanical action. These tiny machines have appeared as …