Project detail

Molecularly Imprinted Photocatalytic light-driven micro/nanomotors for selective degradation and detection of pollutants in water and food

Duration: 01.08.2021 — 08.11.2022

Funding resources

Evropská unie - Horizon 2020

- whole funder (2021-04-08 - not assigned)

On the project

In recent years, the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture has been intensified to fulfill the increasing demand for food, at the expense of a heavily polluted environment. Growing of food using polluted water causes serious risks for human health. Therefore, Europe has introduced increasingly stringent regulations on food production quality, which require a sensitive and selective screening system that can detect pesticides in water and food. Micro/nanomotors, combining the enhanced physicochemical properties of micro/nanoscale materials with their autonomous motion capability, have demonstrated a great potential for the fast degradation of pollutants into electrochemically detectable products. Still, there is no control on their degradation ability, as they "shoot and degrade" any pollutant on their path, leading to a non-selective detection. Moreover, the motion is generally achieved by using toxic fuels or through the decomposition of motors themselves, limiting their practical applications.

Keywords
Nanomaterials, micromaterials, photocatalytic semiconductors, molecular imprinting, photodegradation, electrochemistry, sensors, pesticides

Mark

101038066

Default language

English

People responsible

Urso Mario, Dr. - principal person responsible

Units

Future Energy and Innovation
- (2020-09-09 - not assigned)

Results

URSO, M.; PUMERA, M. Micro- and Nanorobots Meet DNA. Advanced functional materials, 2022, vol. 32, no. 37, p. 1-19. ISSN: 1616-3028.
Detail

URSO, M.; PUMERA, M. Nano/Microplastics Capture and Degradation by Autonomous Nano/Microrobots: A Perspective. Advanced functional materials, 2022, vol. 32, no. 20, p. 1-12. ISSN: 1616-3028.
Detail

PENG, X.; URSO, M.; BALVAN, J.; MASAŘÍK, M.; PUMERA, M. Self-Propelled Magnetic Dendrite-Shaped Microrobots for Photodynamic Prostate Cancer Therapy. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2022, vol. 61, no. 48, ISSN: 1521-3773.
Detail

PENG, X.; URSO, M.; USSIA, M.; PUMERA, M. Shape-Controlled Self-Assembly of Light-Powered Microrobots into Ordered Microchains for Cells Transport and Water Remediation. ACS Nano, 2022, vol. 16, no. 5, p. 7615-7625. ISSN: 1936-0851.
Detail

USSIA, M.; URSO, M.; KMENT, Š.; FIALOVÁ, T.; KLÍMA, K.; DOLEŽELÍKOVÁ, K.; PUMERA, M. Light-Propelled Nanorobots for Facial Titanium Implants Biofilms Removal. Small, 2022, vol. 18, no. 22, p. 1-10. ISSN: 1613-6829.
Detail

URSO, M.; USSIA, M.; NOVOTNÝ, F.; PUMERA, M. Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2022, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 3573-1 (3573-14 p.)ISSN: 2041-1723.
Detail

Responsibility: Urso Mario, Dr.