Hierarchical Microswarms with Leader–Follower‐Like Structures: Electrohydrodynamic Self‐Organization and Multimode Collective Photoresponses

Particle robotics based on statistical mechanics of loosely coupled components

(2019) Shuguang Li et al.   NATURE

Simple-Structured Micromotors Based on Inherent Asymmetry in Crystalline Phases: Design, Large-Scale Preparation, and Environmental Application

(2019) Jianhua Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fuel-Free Light-Powered TiO2/Pt Janus Micromotors for Enhanced Nitroaromatic Explosives Degradation

(2018) Lei Kong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Magnetically Actuated Peanut Colloid Motors for Cell Manipulation and Patterning

(2018) Zhihua Lin et al.   ACS Nano

Flexible Guidance of Microengines by Dynamic Topographical Pathways in Ferrofluids

(2018) Fan Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Electric-Field-Guided Precision Manipulation of Catalytic Nanomotors for Cargo Delivery and Powering Nanoelectromechanical Devices

(2018) Jianhe Guo et al.   ACS Nano

Micromotors for “Chemistry-on-the-Fly”

(2018) Emil Karshalev et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Aggregation-fragmentation and individual dynamics of active clusters

(2018) F. Ginot et al.   Nature Communications

Bilayer Tubular Micromotors for Simultaneous Environmental Monitoring and Remediation

(2018) Chunyan Liang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Microalga-Powered Microswimmers toward Active Cargo Delivery

(2018) Oncay Yasa et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photocatalytically Powered Matchlike Nanomotor for Light-Guided Active SERS Sensing

(2018) Yong Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ultra-extensible ribbon-like magnetic microswarm

(2018) Jiangfan Yu et al.   Nature Communications

Visible light–gated reconfigurable rotary actuation of electric nanomotors

(2018) Zexi Liang et al.   Science Advances

Intelligent Micro/nanomotors with Taxis

(2018) Ming You et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Collective motion of groups of self-propelled particles following interacting leaders

(2017) B. Ferdinandy et al.   PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Hybrid colloidal microswimmers through sequential capillary assembly

(2017) Songbo Ni et al.   Soft Matter

Orthogonal navigation of multiple visible-light-driven artificial microswimmers

(2017) Jing Zheng et al.   Nature Communications

Designing Micro- and Nanoswimmers for Specific Applications

(2016) Jaideep Katuri et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Progress toward Light-Harvesting Self-Electrophoretic Motors: Highly Efficient Bimetallic Nanomotors and Micropumps in Halogen Media

(2016) Flory Wong et al.   ACS Nano

Light-Steered Isotropic Semiconductor Micromotors

(2016) Chuanrui Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Leader–Follower Formation and Tracking Control of Mobile Robots Along Straight Paths

(2016) Antonio Loria et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Near Infrared Light-Powered Janus Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Motors

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

Light-controlled propulsion, aggregation and separation of water-fuelled TiO2/Pt Janus submicromotors and their “on-the-fly” photocatalytic activities

(2016) Fangzhi Mou et al.   Nanoscale

Reconfiguring active particles by electrostatic imbalance

(2016) Jing Yan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Single-nanowire photoelectrochemistry

(2016) Yude Su et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Multifunctional magnetic oleic acid-coated MnFe2O4/polystyrene Janus particles for water treatment

(2016) Deng Pan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

From One to Many: Dynamic Assembly and Collective Behavior of Self-Propelled Colloidal Motors

(2015) Wei Wang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Magnetically Modulated Pot-Like MnFe2O4Micromotors: Nanoparticle Assembly Fabrication and their Capability for Direct Oil Removal

(2015) Fangzhi Mou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Self-Propelled Enzyme-Based Motors for Smart Mobile Electrochemical and Optical Biosensing

(2015) María Moreno-Guzman et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Reversible Swarming and Separation of Self-Propelled Chemically Powered Nanomotors under Acoustic Fields

(2015) Tailin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors for Active Cargo Delivery

(2015) Xing Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Inducing Propulsion of Colloidal Dimers by Breaking the Symmetry in Electrohydrodynamic Flow

(2015) Fuduo Ma et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Nanopropellers and Their Actuation in Complex Viscoelastic Media

(2014) Debora Schamel et al.   ACS Nano

Chemically Powered Micro- and Nanomotors

(2014) Samuel Sánchez et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Template-free synthesis of TiO2 microspheres with tunable particle size via a non-aqueous sol–gel process

(2014) Kay He et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Dielectric Properties and Characterisation of Titanium Dioxide Obtained by Different Chemistry Methods

(2014) Aleksandra Wypych et al.   Journal of Nanomaterials

Multifunctional Tumor pH-Sensitive Self-Assembled Nanoparticles for Bimodal Imaging and Treatment of Resistant Heterogeneous Tumors

(2014) Daishun Ling et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrolyte-Dependent Aggregation of Colloidal Particles near Electrodes in Oscillatory Electric Fields

(2014) Taylor J. Woehl et al.   LANGMUIR

Catalytic nanomotors for environmental monitoring and water remediation

(2014) Lluís Soler et al.   Nanoscale

Dynamic Clustering and Chemotactic Collapse of Self-Phoretic Active Particles

(2014) Oliver Pohl et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Self-Propelled Micromotors for Cleaning Polluted Water

(2013) Lluís Soler et al.   ACS Nano

Near-Field Enhanced Plasmonic-Magnetic Bifunctional Nanotubes for Single Cell Bioanalysis

(2013) Xiaobin Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Emergence of macroscopic directed motion in populations of motile colloids

(2013) Antoine Bricard et al.   NATURE

Living Crystals of Light-Activated Colloidal Surfers

(2013) J. Palacci et al.   SCIENCE

Catalytic Janus Motors on Microfluidic Chip: Deterministic Motion for Targeted Cargo Delivery

(2012) Larysa Baraban et al.   ACS Nano

Superhydrophobic Alkanethiol-Coated Microsubmarines for Effective Removal of Oil

(2012) Maria Guix et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2012) Soichiro Tottori et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Leader-following formation control of multi-agent systems under fixed and switching topologies

(2012) Jin-Liang Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL

Collective motion

(2012) Tamás Vicsek et al.   PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS

Design of Multifunctional Micelle for Tumor-Targeted Intracellular Drug Release and Fluorescent Imaging

(2011) Weiwei Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Improved visible-light photocatalytic activity of porous carbon self-doped ZnO nanosheet-assembled flowers

(2011) Shengwei Liu et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Influence of surface conductivity on the apparent zeta potential of TiO2 nanoparticles

(2011) Philippe Leroy et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

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

Hierarchical group dynamics in pigeon flocks

(2010) Máté Nagy et al.   NATURE

Leader-following consensus of multi-agent systems under fixed and switching topologies

(2010) Wei Ni et al.   SYSTEMS & CONTROL LETTERS

Schooling Behavior of Light-Powered Autonomous Micromotors in Water

(2009) Michael Ibele et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Induced-Charge Electrophoresis of Metallodielectric Particles

(2008) Sumit Gangwal et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS