A fast and powerful swimming microrobot with a serrated tail enhanced propulsion interface

Magnetically Actuated Peanut Colloid Motors for Cell Manipulation and Patterning

(2018) Zhihua Lin et al.   ACS Nano

Self-Propelled Rolled-Up Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microrockets

(2018) Narisu Hu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Self-Propelled Micromotors for Naked-Eye Detection of Phenylenediamines Isomers

(2018) Roberto María-Hormigos et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Noncontinuous Super-Diffusive Dynamics of a Light-Activated Nanobottle Motor

(2018) Mingjun Xuan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A DNA nanorobot functions as a cancer therapeutic in response to a molecular trigger in vivo

(2018) Suping Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Magnesium-Based Micromotors: Water-Powered Propulsion, Multifunctionality, and Biomedical and Environmental Applications

(2018) Chuanrui Chen et al.   Small

Light-harvesting synthetic nano- and micromotors: a review

(2017) Hamed Eskandarloo et al.   Nanoscale

Magnetic microkayaks: propulsion of microrods precessing near a surface by kilohertz frequency, rotating magnetic fields

(2017) L. O. Mair et al.   Nanoscale

Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu2O–Au micromotors

(2017) Dekai Zhou et al.   Nanoscale

Medical microbots need better imaging and control

(2017) Mariana Medina-Sánchez et al.   NATURE

Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection

(2017) Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila et al.   Nature Communications

Nature-inspired superwettability systems

(2017) Mingjie Liu et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Ultrafast Nanocrystals Decorated Micromotors for On-Site Dynamic Chemical Processes

(2016) B. Jurado-Sánchez et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Density and Shape Effects in the Acoustic Propulsion of Bimetallic Nanorod Motors

(2016) Suzanne Ahmed et al.   ACS Nano

Catalytic Locomotion of Core–Shell Nanowire Motors

(2016) Bumjin Jang et al.   ACS Nano

Near Infrared Light-Powered Janus Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Motors

(2016) Mingjun Xuan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Labs-on-a-chip meet self-propelled micromotors

(2016) R. Maria-Hormigos et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Chemistry pumps: a review of chemically powered micropumps

(2016) Chao Zhou et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Near-infrared light-driven Janus capsule motors: Fabrication, propulsion, and simulation

(2016) Yingjie Wu et al.   Nano Research

Acoustically propelled nanoshells

(2016) Fernando Soto et al.   Nanoscale

Self-propelled autonomous nanomotors meet microfluidics

(2016) Bahareh Kherzi et al.   Nanoscale

Man-made rotary nanomotors: a review of recent developments

(2016) Kwanoh Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Microrobotics: Swimmers by design

(2016) Igor S. Aranson   NATURE

Programmable artificial phototactic microswimmer

(2016) Baohu Dai et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Bimetallic Microswimmers Speed Up in Confining Channels

(2016) Chang Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Magnetically Propelled Fish-Like Nanoswimmers

(2016) Tianlong Li et al.   Small

Artificial Micromotors in the Mouse’s Stomach: A Step toward in Vivo Use of Synthetic Motors

(2015) Wei Gao et al.   ACS Nano

Light-Fueled Microscopic Walkers

(2015) Hao Zeng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D Printed Microtransporters: Compound Micromachines for Spatiotemporally Controlled Delivery of Therapeutic Agents

(2015) Tian-Yun Huang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-propelled micromotors based on Au–mesoporous silica nanorods

(2015) Ying-Shuai Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Biointerfacing polymeric microcapsules for in vivo near-infrared light-triggered drug release

(2015) Jingxin Shao et al.   Nanoscale

Synthetic coatings: Super surfaces

(2015) Neil Savage   NATURE

A Force to Be Reckoned With: A Review of Synthetic Microswimmers Powered by Ultrasound

(2015) K. Jagajjanani Rao et al.   Small

Superfast Near-Infrared Light-Driven Polymer Multilayer Rockets

(2015) Zhiguang Wu et al.   Small

High-Resolution 3D Direct Laser Writing for Liquid-Crystalline Elastomer Microstructures

(2014) Hao Zeng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Acoustic Propulsion of Nanorod Motors Inside Living Cells

(2014) Wei Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Engineering nanointerfaces for nanocatalysis

(2014) Zhi-cheng Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Synthetic micro/nanomotors in drug delivery

(2014) Wei Gao et al.   Nanoscale

Small power: Autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   Nano Today

Catalytically powered dynamic assembly of rod-shaped nanomotors and passive tracer particles

(2013) W. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Autonomous Motion of Metallic Microrods Propelled by Ultrasound

(2012) Wei Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Magnetic Helical Micromachines: Fabrication, Controlled Swimming, and Cargo Transport

(2012) Soichiro Tottori et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polymer-based tubular microbots: role of composition and preparation

(2012) Wei Gao et al.   Nanoscale

Bio-inspired magnetic swimming microrobots for biomedical applications

(2012) Kathrin E. Peyer et al.   Nanoscale

Magnetic Control of Tubular Catalytic Microbots for the Transport, Assembly, and Delivery of Micro-objects

(2010) Alexander A. Solovev et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Versatile Approach for Integrative and Functionalized Tubes by Strain Engineering of Nanomembranes on Polymers

(2008) Yongfeng Mei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

How does the leaf margin make the lotus surface dry as the lotus leaf floats on water?

(2008) Jihua Zhang et al.   Soft Matter