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Micro- and Nanomotors as Active Environmental Microcleaners and Sensors by Parmar, Jemish, Vilela, Diana, Villa, Katherine, Wang, Joseph, Sánchez, Samuel

“…The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end,…”
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Motion Control of Urea-Powered Biocompatible Hollow Microcapsules by Ma, Xing, Wang, Xu, Hahn, Kersten, Sánchez, Samuel

“…The quest for biocompatible microswimmers powered by compatible fuel and with full motion control over their self-propulsion is a long-standing challenge in…”
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Graphene-Based Microbots for Toxic Heavy Metal Removal and Recovery from Water by Vilela, Diana, Parmar, Jemish, Zeng, Yongfei, Zhao, Yanli, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Heavy metal contamination in water is a serious risk to the public health and other life forms on earth. Current research in nanotechnology is developing new…”
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Enzyme-Powered Liquid Metal Nanobots Endowed with Multiple Biomedical Functions by Xu, Dandan, Hu, Jing, Pan, Xi, Sánchez, Samuel, Yan, Xiaohui, Ma, Xing

“…Catalytically powered micro/nanobots (MNBs) can perform active movement by harnessing energy from in situ chemical reactions and show tremendous potential in…”
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Designing Micro- and Nanoswimmers for Specific Applications by Katuri, Jaideep, Ma, Xing, Stanton, Morgan M, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Self-propelled colloids have emerged as a new class of active matter over the past decade. These are micrometer sized colloidal objects that transduce free…”
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Metal-Oxide-Based Microjets for the Simultaneous Removal of Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals by Villa, Katherine, Parmar, Jemish, Vilela, Diana, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Water contamination from industrial and anthropogenic activities is nowadays a major issue in many countries worldwide. To address this problem, efficient…”
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Chemically Powered Micro- and Nanomotors by Sánchez, Samuel, Soler, Lluís, Katuri, Jaideep

“…Chemically powered micro‐ and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors,…”
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Microbots Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles Kill Bacteria in Aqueous Media by Vilela, Diana, Stanton, Morgan M, Parmar, Jemish, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Water contamination is one of the most persistent problems of public health. Resistance of some pathogens to conventional disinfectants can require the…”
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Catalytic nanomotors for environmental monitoring and water remediation by Soler, Lluís, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Self-propelled nanomotors hold considerable promise for developing innovative environmental applications. This review highlights the recent progress in the use…”
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Bio-catalytic mesoporous Janus nano-motors powered by catalase enzyme by Ma, Xing, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Enzyme triggered bio-catalytic reactions convert chemical energy into mechanical force to power micro/nano-machines. Though there have been reports about…”
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Fundamental Aspects of Enzyme-Powered Micro- and Nanoswimmers by Patiño, Tania, Arqué, Xavier, Mestre, Rafael, Palacios, Lucas, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Conspectus Self-propulsion at the nanoscale constitutes a challenge due to the need for overcoming viscous forces and Brownian motion. Inspired by nature,…”
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Self-Sensing Enzyme-Powered Micromotors Equipped with pH-Responsive DNA Nanoswitches by Patino, Tania, Porchetta, Alessandro, Jannasch, Anita, Lladó, Anna, Stumpp, Tom, Schäffer, Erik, Ricci, Francesco, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Biocatalytic micro- and nanomotors have emerged as a new class of active matter self-propelled through enzymatic reactions. The incorporation of functional…”
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Bubble-Free Propulsion of Ultrasmall Tubular Nanojets Powered by Biocatalytic Reactions by Ma, Xing, Hortelao, Ana C, Miguel-López, Albert, Sánchez, Samuel

“…The motion of self-propelled tubular micro- and nano­jets has so far been achieved by bubble propulsion, e.g., O2 bubbles formed by catalytic decomposition of…”
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Enzyme Catalysis To Power Micro/Nanomachines by Ma, Xing, Hortelão, Ana C, Patiño, Tania, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Enzymes play a crucial role in many biological processes which require harnessing and converting free chemical energy into kinetic forces in order to…”
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Influence of Enzyme Quantity and Distribution on the Self-Propulsion of Non-Janus Urease-Powered Micromotors by Patiño, Tania, Feiner-Gracia, Natalia, Arqué, Xavier, Miguel-López, Albert, Jannasch, Anita, Stumpp, Tom, Schäffer, Erik, Albertazzi, Lorenzo, Sánchez, Samuel

“…The use of enzyme catalysis to power micro- and nanomachines offers unique features such as biocompatibility, versatility, and fuel bioavailability. Yet, the…”
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Enzyme Purification Improves the Enzyme Loading, Self-Propulsion, and Endurance Performance of Micromotors by Valles, Morgane, Pujals, Sílvia, Albertazzi, Lorenzo, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Enzyme-powered micro- and nanomotors make use of biocatalysis to self-propel in aqueous media and hold immense promise for active and targeted drug delivery…”
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Magnetotactic Bacteria Powered Biohybrids Target E. coli Biofilms by Stanton, Morgan M, Park, Byung-Wook, Vilela, Diana, Bente, Klaas, Faivre, Damien, Sitti, Metin, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Biofilm colonies are typically resistant to general antibiotic treatment and require targeted methods for their removal. One of these methods includes the use…”
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Targeting 3D Bladder Cancer Spheroids with Urease-Powered Nanomotors by Hortelão, Ana C, Carrascosa, Rafael, Murillo-Cremaes, Nerea, Patiño, Tania, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Cancer is one of the main causes of death around the world, lacking efficient clinical treatments that generally present severe side effects. In recent years,…”
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Topographical pathways guide chemical microswimmers by Simmchen, Juliane, Katuri, Jaideep, Uspal, William E., Popescu, Mihail N., Tasinkevych, Mykola, Sánchez, Samuel

“…Achieving control over the directionality of active colloids is essential for their use in practical applications such as cargo carriers in microfluidic…”
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Enzyme-Powered Hollow Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors by Ma, Xing, Jannasch, Anita, Albrecht, Urban-Raphael, Hahn, Kersten, Miguel-López, Albert, Schäffer, Erik, Sánchez, Samuel

“…The development of synthetic nanomotors for technological applications in particular for life science and nanomedicine is a key focus of current basic…”
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