Title
Nano/Micromotors in (Bio)chemical science applications
Date Issued
25 June 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
Nano- and micromotors are nano- and microscale devices, respectively, designed to perform selected mechanical movements in response to specific stimuli. They are built from a few nano- and microscale components, each of which can be biologically or chemically functionalized, and operate using some type of energy input. Over the past decade, researchers have shown increased interest in nano- and micromotors. The development and application of these devices are among the most pressing challenges in current nanoscience and nanotechnology. The videos contained in the Supporting Information clearly demonstrate that nanomotors are no longer the subject of science fiction. Also included in the Supporting Information are tables that summarize the main advances in composition and operation for each class of nano- and micromotor.
Start page
6285
End page
6322
Volume
114
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Electroquímica Nano-materiales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84903439086
PubMed ID
Source
Chemical Reviews
ISSN of the container
00092665
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