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Nanorobots: Machines Squeezed between Molecular Motors and Micromotors

NOVOTNÝ, F.; WANG, H.; PUMERA, M.

Original Title

Nanorobots: Machines Squeezed between Molecular Motors and Micromotors

English Title

Nanorobots: Machines Squeezed between Molecular Motors and Micromotors

Type

WoS Article

Original Abstract

The development of a new set of tools is often a culminating point in humanity's understanding and harnessing of nature. So-called "micro/nanomotors" are artificial machines that convert chemical energy to propulsion and have already served as building blocks for many futuristic applications. With the never-ending push toward miniaturization in every aspect, the combined recent efforts of multiple disciplines will create genuinely nanosized artificial machines, with all dimensions below 1,000 nm. However, there is a strong fundamental and methodological barrier in the creation and utilization of nanomachines that sets them apart from their microscale counterparts: the strong dominance of Brownian forces and the difficulty of analyzing their motion, In this review, we critically assess the new fully nanosized robots and compare them with current microrobot technology and applications.

English abstract

The development of a new set of tools is often a culminating point in humanity's understanding and harnessing of nature. So-called "micro/nanomotors" are artificial machines that convert chemical energy to propulsion and have already served as building blocks for many futuristic applications. With the never-ending push toward miniaturization in every aspect, the combined recent efforts of multiple disciplines will create genuinely nanosized artificial machines, with all dimensions below 1,000 nm. However, there is a strong fundamental and methodological barrier in the creation and utilization of nanomachines that sets them apart from their microscale counterparts: the strong dominance of Brownian forces and the difficulty of analyzing their motion, In this review, we critically assess the new fully nanosized robots and compare them with current microrobot technology and applications.

Keywords

SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING; CATALYTIC NANOMOTORS; STOMATOCYTE NANOMOTORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NANO-MOTORS; JANUS; DRIVEN; GENERATION; PROPULSION

Key words in English

SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING; CATALYTIC NANOMOTORS; STOMATOCYTE NANOMOTORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NANO-MOTORS; JANUS; DRIVEN; GENERATION; PROPULSION

Authors

NOVOTNÝ, F.; WANG, H.; PUMERA, M.

RIV year

2021

Released

09.04.2020

Publisher

CELL PRESS

Location

CAMBRIDGE

ISBN

2451-9294

Periodical

Chem

Volume

6

Number

4

State

United States of America

Pages from

867

Pages to

884

Pages count

18

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451929419305753?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT167497,
  author="Filip {Novotný} and Hong {Wang} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="Nanorobots: Machines Squeezed between Molecular Motors and Micromotors",
  journal="Chem",
  year="2020",
  volume="6",
  number="4",
  pages="867--884",
  doi="10.1016/j.chempr.2019.12.028",
  issn="2451-9294",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451929419305753?via%3Dihub"
}