Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Volume 32, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100887
Keywords
Microswimmers; Enzymes; Biocompatibility; Biomimetic systems
Funding
- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [741251]
- (ERC Advanced grant ELECTRA)
- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [741251]
- ERC Advanced grant ELECTRA
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This article summarizes and discusses recent progress in the field of enzyme-powered micro/nanoswimmers, including different theoretical and mechanistic aspects, as well as potential applications. Enzymatic reactions enable these swimmers to achieve propulsion and displacement, making them potentially useful for cargo delivery, analyte detection, and biodegradation of organic molecules.
Recent progress in the field of enzyme-powered micro/nanoswimmers is summarized and discussed, covering different theoretical and mechanistic aspects, as well as potential applications. This is motivated by the increasing number of reports focusing on the design of biocompatible systems, able to move in complex environments and their potential use for biomedical applications. Motion is achieved by enzymatic reactions, enabling bubble-propulsion and self-diffusiophoretic or self-electrophoretic displacement. Single- and multipleenzyme-powered micro/nanoswimmers are presented as interesting and original systems for cargo delivery, the detection of various analytes and the biodegradation of complex organic molecules.
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