Detail publikačního výsledku

Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification

URSO, M.; USSIA, M.; PUMERA, M.

Originální název

Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification

Anglický název

Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification

Druh

Článek WoS

Originální abstrakt

Less than 1% of Earth’s freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water-remediation treatments fail to remove most pollutants completely or release toxic by-products into the environment. The use of self-propelled programmable micro- and nanoscale synthetic robots is a promising alternative way to improve water monitoring and remediation by overcoming diffusion-limited reactions and promoting interactions with target pollutants, including nano- and microplastics, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, oils and pathogenic microorganisms. This Review introduces the evolution of passive micro- and nanomaterials through active micro- and nanomotors and into advanced intelligent micro- and nanorobots in terms of motion ability, multifunctionality, adaptive response, swarming and mutual communication. After describing removal and degradation strategies, we present the most relevant improvements in water treatment, highlighting the design aspects necessary to improve remediation efficiency for specific contaminants. Finally, open challenges and future directions are discussed for the real-world application of smart micro- and nanorobots.

Anglický abstrakt

Less than 1% of Earth’s freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water-remediation treatments fail to remove most pollutants completely or release toxic by-products into the environment. The use of self-propelled programmable micro- and nanoscale synthetic robots is a promising alternative way to improve water monitoring and remediation by overcoming diffusion-limited reactions and promoting interactions with target pollutants, including nano- and microplastics, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, oils and pathogenic microorganisms. This Review introduces the evolution of passive micro- and nanomaterials through active micro- and nanomotors and into advanced intelligent micro- and nanorobots in terms of motion ability, multifunctionality, adaptive response, swarming and mutual communication. After describing removal and degradation strategies, we present the most relevant improvements in water treatment, highlighting the design aspects necessary to improve remediation efficiency for specific contaminants. Finally, open challenges and future directions are discussed for the real-world application of smart micro- and nanorobots.

Klíčová slova

JANUS MICROMOTORS; EFFECTIVE REMOVAL; NANOMOTORS; MICRO/NANOMOTORS; DEGRADATION; MICROSWIMMERS; CATALYSIS

Klíčová slova v angličtině

JANUS MICROMOTORS; EFFECTIVE REMOVAL; NANOMOTORS; MICRO/NANOMOTORS; DEGRADATION; MICROSWIMMERS; CATALYSIS

Autoři

URSO, M.; USSIA, M.; PUMERA, M.

Rok RIV

2025

Vydáno

01.04.2023

Nakladatel

Springer Nature

Místo

Londýn

ISSN

2731-6092

Periodikum

Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Svazek

1

Číslo

4

Stát

Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Strany od

236

Strany do

251

Strany počet

16

URL

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-023-00025-9

Plný text v Digitální knihovně

http://hdl.handle.net/

BibTex

@article{BUT186983,
  author="Mario {Urso} and Martina {Ussia} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification",
  journal="Nature Reviews Bioengineering",
  year="2023",
  volume="1",
  number="4",
  pages="236--251",
  doi="10.1038/s44222-023-00025-9",
  issn="2731-6092",
  url="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-023-00025-9"
}