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Self-propelled chemically-powered plant-tissue biomotors

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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 49, Issue 66, Pages 7307-7309

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42782j

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  1. Defense Threat Reduction Agency-Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense [HDTRA1-13-1-0002]
  2. China Scholarship Council (CSC)
  3. DGAPA-UNAM

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Self-propelled biocatalytic motors based on plant tissues are described. The tissue motors rely on their rich catalase activity towards biocatalytic decomposition of the H2O2 fuel and generation of the bubble thrust. These biomotors obviate the need for pure enzymes, and offer a remarkably low cost, good lifetime and thermostability.

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