Journal
MICROMACHINES
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi9020078
Keywords
tubular Micro; Nanomotors; propulsion mechanisms; fabrication techniques; applications
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21705123, 21474078, 51521001]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2015CFA003]
- Top Talents Lead Cultivation Project of Hubei Province
- Yellow Crane talent plan of Wuhan municipal government
- fundamental Research Funds for the Central University [WUT: 2017 IVA 098, 2017-CL-A1-29]
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Micro/nanomotors are self-propelled machines that can convert various energy sources into autonomous movement. With the great advances of nanotechnology, Micro/Nanomotors of various geometries have been designed and fabricated over the past few decades. Among them, the tubular Micro/Nanomotors have a unique morphology of hollow structures, which enable them to possess a strong driving force and easy surface functionalization. They are promising for environmental and biomedical applications, ranging from water remediation, sensing to active drug delivery and precise surgery. This article gives a comprehensive and clear review of tubular Micro/Nanomotors, including propulsion mechanisms, fabrication techniques and applications. In the end, we also put forward some realistic problems and speculate about corresponding methods to improve existing tubular Micro/Nanomotors.
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