Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Heng Ye, Yong Wang, Dandan Xu, Xiaojia Liu, Shaomin Liu, Xing Ma
Summary: Small-scale synthetic micro/nano-motors (MNMs) play a leading role in scientific and technological development, offering solutions to environmental remediation and analytical chemistry issues. These innovative tools provide improved remediation performance compared to conventional methods, with self-motile platforms and motion-based analytical platforms enhancing mass transfer and analysis effectiveness.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Hao Yuan, Xiaoxia Liu, Liying Wang, Xing Ma
Summary: Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are miniaturized machines capable of converting various forms of energy into mechanical motion. Enzyme-powered micro/nanomotors (EMNMs) utilize enzymes as biocatalysts to provide driving force, offering great biocompatibility in biomedical applications. EMNMs can be endowed with multiple functionalities to accomplish tasks on demand.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Sumit Mohanty, Jiena Zhang, Jeffrey M. McNeill, Thom Kuenen, Frederic P. Linde, Jeroen Rouwkema, Sarthak Misra
Summary: This article introduces two bubble-powered micro-propeller designs that autonomously rotate under the excitation of sound waves, serving as both mobile microfluidic mixers and autonomous microrobots for targeted manipulation.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Li Liu, Dawei Wang, Wei Rao
Summary: Liquid metal (LM) motors have shown considerable potential in advancing swimming motors due to their unique features such as fluidity, softness, reconfigurability, stimuli responsiveness, and good biocompatibility. LM motors can achieve directional motion and deformation, providing new and unique capabilities to the field of swimming motors. This review aims to provide an overview of recent advances in LM motors and compare differences in LM macro and micromotors in terms of fabrication, propulsion, and application.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mojtaba Falahati, Majid Sharifi, Timo L. M. Ten Hagen
Summary: This article discusses the development and application of nano-/micro-motors based on metal-organic frameworks with nanozyme activity (MOF-NZs) in biomedical activities. It examines methods to reduce the toxicity of these motors and their potential use in cancer treatment, as well as the challenges they face.
JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Houpeng Wang, Zhaoxiang Xu, Wei Lin, Xue Yang, Xianrui Gu, Wei Zhu, Zhongbin Zhuang
Summary: The impeded mass transfer rate by gas bubbles generated on-site significantly reduces the energy conversion efficiency of the proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer. This study demonstrates that a surfactant-assistant method can accelerate the detachment of nano/micro-bubbles and the mass transfer rate, leading to an increase in overall efficiency. One specific surfactant, potassium perfluorobutyl sulfonate, shows significant promotion of activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in acidic medium, especially at high current density region.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Houpeng Wang, Zhaoxiang Xu, Wei Lin, Xue Yang, Xianrui Gu, Wei Zhu, Zhongbin Zhuang
Summary: In this study, a surfactant-assisted method is reported to accelerate the detachment of nano/micro-bubbles and promote the mass transfer rate by reducing surface tension, leading to an increase in energy conversion efficiency of the proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE). Among the studied surfactants, only potassium perfluorobutyl sulfonate (PPFBS) showed significant activity and stability enhancement for both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER) in the acidic medium at high current density. The addition of PPFBS reduced the HER overpotential by 22% at 0.1 A·cm(-2) and increased the current density by 31% at -0.4 V.
Article
Mechanics
Johannes Voss, Raphael Wittkowski
Summary: The propulsion of colloidal particles using planar traveling ultrasound waves has become a topic of increasing interest. This article uses acoustofluidic simulations to investigate how the propulsion of bullet-shaped particles depends on their length and diameter. It is found that the propulsion strength of the particles increases with their length and diameter, and a sign change of propulsion is observed when varying the diameter. This study complements previous experimental work and provides insight into the choice of particle shapes for future experimental studies.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zhenmin Wan, Tingshu He
Summary: This paper studies the effect of micro-nano bubble water (MBW) combined with aluminum sulfate alkali-free accelerator (AL) on the volume stability of cement-based materials within 180 days. The results show that MBW can reduce the autogenous and drying shrinkage of cement-based materials with AL, and also mitigate water loss rate and internal humidity (IH) drop under dry conditions. It can also reduce the ring constraint shrinkage cracking time and crack width, and reduce the cement paste pore size distribution of 10-50 nm and surface tension of the aqueous solution.
MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dongsheng Shen, Zeming Xie, Jiali Shentu, Yuyang Long, Li Lu, Lili Li, Shengqi Qi
Summary: Aromatic hydrocarbons are common groundwater contaminants with low degradation rates that threaten human health. Micro-nano bubble ozonation is an effective technology for oxidizing organic contaminants. This study compared the oxidation rates of four aromatic hydrocarbons by ozone micro-nano bubble water (OMBW) and ozonated water (OW) at the same dissolved ozone concentration. The results showed that OMBW had a higher oxidation rate than OW due to enhanced contact between the hydrocarbons and OH· at the micro-nano bubble interface. The study also identified the effects of pH and various ions on the oxidation rate.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Palwasha Khan, Huanqin Wang, Wanlin Gao, Feng Huang, Nasir Abbas Khan, Noman Shakoor
Summary: The study found that water treated with micro and nano bubbles (MNBs) and carbon dioxide (CO2) has a significant impact on the growth of leafy vegetable Amaranth green. Pots irrigated with MNBs + CO2-treated water showed better germination and growth rate compared to pots irrigated with MNBs + Air treated water. Longer treatment duration of 10 and 15 minutes also resulted in increased stem height and root size compared to the 5 minutes treatment.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Suwon Hwang, Taeseung Hwang, Heejung Kong, Sangwook Lee, Junyeob Yeo
Summary: This study introduces a novel fabrication method for hierarchical planar micro-supercapacitors using MnO2 nanowire (NW) arrays, aiming to improve space utilization and capacitance. By utilizing the laser-induced hydrothermal growth (LIHG) process, vertically aligned MnO2 NW arrays are grown stably for the fabrication of high-capacitance micro-supercapacitors.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chao Gao, Ye Feng, Daniela A. Wilson, Yingfeng Tu, Fei Peng
Summary: Micro-nano motors (MNMs) can convert energy into mechanical motion and have great potential in various biological applications. MNMs with autonomous target-seeking ability offer an ideal solution for completing tasks in dynamic bio-environments. Continuous innovation and breakthroughs by multi-disciplinary researchers are expected to revolutionize the treatment of major diseases such as cancer in the biomedical field.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jianting Zhang, Zhoujiang Chen, Ranjith Kumar Kankala, Shi-Bin Wang, Ai-Zheng Chen
Summary: Self-propelling micro-/nano-motors (MNMs) show enormous potential in various applications, such as drug delivery, by overcoming the challenge of low permeation of biological barriers. Research progress and application of these innovative motor designs are expected to play a crucial role in future clinical practice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zeming Xie, Jiali Shentu, Yuyang Long, Dongsheng Shen, Shengqi Qi
Summary: This paper investigated the effect of coexisted dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the oxidation efficiency of toluene by ozone micro-nano bubble water (OMBW) and ozonated water (OW) through batch experiments. The results showed that coexisted DOM had a significant inhibition effect on the toluene oxidation rate by OMBW, leading to a similar oxidation rate between OMBW and OW. This was mainly due to the decreased reaction rate between toluene and hydroxyl radical in OMBW after the introduction of DOM, which competed for the adsorption sites on the micro-nano bubble interface.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Pengcheng Lin, Qi Yan, Zhan Wei, Ying Chen, Shuqin Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Zhuoran Huang, Xuezhen Wang, Zhengdong Cheng
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2018)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jiuchuan Guo, Shuqin Chen, Jinhong Guo, Xing Ma
Summary: Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) have rapidly developed and widely used in point-of-care-testing, offering advantages such as low cost, easy operation, and short time-consumption. To improve sensitivity, novel nanomaterials have been utilized as labels in LFIAs to generate various signals for quantitative or semi-quantitative detection.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biophysics
Jiuchuan Guo, Shuqin Chen, Shulin Tian, Ke Liu, Jian Ni, Ming Zhao, Yuejun Kang, Xing Ma, Jinhong Guo
Summary: A 5G-enabled fluorescence sensor was proposed for quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 proteins, showing good sensitivity and practicality.
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jiuchuan Guo, Shuqin Chen, Shulin Tian, Ke Liu, Xing Ma, Jinhong Guo
Summary: The study developed a lateral flow system for CRP quantification using novel fluorescent labels UCNPs@mSiO(2), demonstrating high sensitivity, good signal-to-noise ratio, portability, and rapid detection. This method has great potential for point-of-care testing in early inflammatory disease perception and future's 5G-enabled remote healthcare management.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Shuqin Chen, Xiang Sun, Mingming Fu, Xiaoxia Liu, Shiyao Pang, Yongqiang You, Xiaojia Liu, Yong Wang, Xiaohui Yan, Xing Ma
Summary: The authors propose a dual-source powered Janus nanomotor that integrates multiple photo-theranostic functions. This nanomotor utilizes upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) to convert O2 into reactive oxygen species for tumor treatment and captures ratiometric SERS signal to quantitatively detect the tumor marker H2O2. In vivo experiments demonstrate the potential of this nanomotor for superficial cancer treatment.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wenjun Chen, Ruihong Jiang, Xiang Sun, Shuqin Chen, Xiaojia Liu, Mingming Fu, Xiaohui Yan, Xing Ma
Summary: Researchers have developed a nanomotor-based active drug-delivering platform that enhances the penetration and accumulation of drugs at tumor sites through self-propulsion. This design provides a solution for improving tumor-targeted drug delivery efficacy.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Heng Ye, Shengnan Wang, Yong Wang, Peiting Guo, Liying Wang, Chengke Zhao, Shuqing Chen, Yimai Chen, Hongqi Sun, Shaobin Wang, Xing Ma
Summary: In this study, Fe-MnO2 core-shell micromotors were successfully synthesized for antibiotic pollutant removal. Heat treatment transformed MnO2, promoting its mobility. These core-shell micromotors efficiently removed tetracycline antibiotics through catalytic degradation and adsorptive bubble separation, achieving optimal Fenton reaction and good decontamination performance in neutral conditions.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Shuqin Chen, Yuduo Chen, Mingming Fu, Qinghua Cao, Bo Wang, Wenjun Chen, Xing Ma
Summary: Artificial nanomotors have advantages over traditional nanomedicines in biomedical applications. This article summarizes recent developments of nanomotors in targeted drug delivery, biological barrier penetration, and diagnostics and cancer treatment. The challenges and potential solutions for the development of nanomotors in biomedical applications are discussed.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2022)