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Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
Biosensors, 2022 Catalytic micromotors can be used to detect molecules of interest in several ways. The straightforward approach is to use such motors as sensors of their “fuel” (i.e., of the species consumed for self-propulsion).
Mihail N. Popescu, Szilveszter Gáspár
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Tailoring Functional Micromotors for Sensing
Research, 2023 Micromotors are identified as a promising candidate in the field of sensing benefiting from their capacity of autonomous movement. Here, a review on the development of tailoring micromotors for sensing is presented, covering from their propulsion ...
Lijun Cai +4 more
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Erythrocyte based achiral micromotors for localized therapeutic delivery [PDF]
Journal of Biological EngineeringBio-hybrid micromotors, active structures composed of both biological and synthetic components, are promising for use in several biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensing.
Qi Wang +3 more
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Visible Light-Driven Micromotors in Fuel-Free Environment with Promoted Ion Tolerance
Nanomaterials, 2023 Light-driven electrophoretic micromotors have gained significant attention recently for applications in drug delivery, targeted therapy, biosensing, and environmental remediation. Micromotors that possess good biocompatibility and the ability to adapt to
Huaide Jiang +3 more
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Microfluidic Design of Streamlined Alginate Hydrogel Micromotors with Run and Tumble Motion Patterns
Advanced Science, 2023 Autonomous micromotors demonstrate remarkable advancements in biomedical applications. A noteworthy example is streamlined motors, which display enhanced movement efficiency with low fluid‐resistance.
Jiabin Luan +5 more
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Polymer‐Modified Micromotors with Biomedical Applications: Promotion of Functionalization
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2022 Owing to their autonomous movement characteristics, micromotors can perform various tasks that traditional drug‐delivery carriers fail to perform. The development of adaptable, highly efficient, functional micromotors has become the primary research goal
Yanan Li +3 more
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JCIS Open, 2022 Micromotors have gained increasing attention in last two decades, due to their controllable self-propulsion maneuverability at micro scales. However, the effect of particle size on micromotors is still vague and interwoven due to the micromotors’ size ...
Shuaishuai Meng +9 more
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Cargo Transportation and Methylene Blue Degradation by Using Fuel‐Powered Micromotors
ChemistryOpen, 2021 In the past two decades, micromotors have experienced rapid development, especially in environmental remediation, the biomedical field, and in cargo delivery. In this study micromotors have been synthesized from a variety of materials.
Zhonghao Li +4 more
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Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 Highlights This review discusses the potential of degradable metallic micromotors for a variety of biomedical and environmental applications. The design principles, fabrication techniques and degradation mechanisms of degradable metallic micromotors are ...
Sourav Dutta +6 more
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Applications of Nano/Micromotors for Treatment and Diagnosis in Biological Lumens
Micromachines, 2022 Natural biological lumens in the human body, such as blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract, are important to the delivery of materials. Depending on the anatomic features of these biological lumens, the invention of nano/micromotors could ...
Shandeng Huang +8 more
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