Title
Nano/Microrobots Meet Electrochemistry
Date Issued
24 March 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nanyang Technological University
Publisher(s)
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Abstract
Artificial autonomous self-propelled nano and microrobots are an important part of contemporary technology. They are typically self-powered, taking chemical energy from their environment and converting it to motion. They can move in complex environments and channels, deliver cargo, perform nanosurgery, act as chemotaxis and perform sense-and-act actions. The electrochemistry is closely interwoven within this field. In the case of self-electrophoretically driven nano/microrobots, electrochemical mechanism has been the basis of power, which translates chemical energy to motion. Electrochemistry is also a major tool for the fabrication of these micro and nanodevices. Electrochemistry and electric fields can be used for the directing of nanorobots and for detection of their positions. Ultimately, nano and microrobots can dramatically improve performances of electrochemical sensors and biosensors, as well as of the energy generating devices. Here, all aspects in the fundamentals and applications of electrochemistry in the realm of nano- and microrobots are reviewed.
Volume
27
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Electroquímica
Nano-materiales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85013011618
Source
Advanced Functional Materials
ISSN of the container
1616301X
Sponsor(s)
M.P. acknowledges Tier 1 (99/13) grant from Ministry of Education, Singapore. J.G.S.M. is supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore under its National Research Foundation (NRF) Environmental and Water Technologies (EWT) PhD Scholarship Programme and administered by the Environment and Water Industry Programme Office (EWI).
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