Recent Advances in Nano- and Micromotors

Marina Fernández-Medina; Miguel A. Ramos-Docampo; Ondrej Hovorka; Verónica Salgueiriño; Brigitte Städler

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Recent Advances in Nano- and Micromotors

Marina Fernández-Medina, Miguel A. Ramos-Docampo, Ondrej Hovorka, Verónica Salgueiriño, Brigitte Städler^*

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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 exhibit self-propulsion using fuel extracted from their surroundings. The research field is rapidly evolving and has produced nano/micromotors of different geometrical designs, exploiting a variety of mechanisms of locomotion, being capable of achieving remarkable speeds in diverse environments ranging from simple aqueous solutions to complex media including cell cultures or animal tissue. This review aims to provide an overview of the recent developments with focus on predominantly experimental demonstrations of the various motor designs developed in the past 24 months. First, externally driven motors are discussed followed by considering fuel-driven approaches. Finally, a short future perspective is provided.

Original language	English
Article number	1908283
Journal	Advanced Functional Materials
Volume	30
Issue	12
Number of pages	17
ISSN	1616-301X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908283
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020

Keywords

enzymes
external fields
locomotion
micromotors
triggered disintegration

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