Department of NanoEngineering , University of California San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States.
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Mar 21;140(11):3810-3820. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b00088. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
This perspective reviews mobile micro/nanomotor scaffolds for performing "chemistry-on-the-fly". Synthetic nano/micromotors offer great versatility and distinct advantages in diverse chemical applications owing to their efficient propulsion and facile surface functionalization that allow these mobile platforms to move and disperse reactive materials across the solution. Such dynamic microreactors have led to accelerated chemical processes, including organic pollutant degradation, metal chelation, biorecognition, redox chemistry, chemical "writing", and a variety of other chemical transformations. Representative examples of such micromotor-enhanced chemical reactions are discussed, focusing on the specific chemical role of these mobile microreactors. The advantages, gaps and limitations of using micromotors as mobile chemical platforms are discussed, concluding with the future prospects of this emerging field. We envision that artificial nano/micromotors will become attractive dynamic tools for speeding up and enhancing "on-the-fly" chemical reactions.
这一观点回顾了用于执行“即时化学”的移动微/纳米马达支架。合成纳米/微米马达由于其高效的推进和易于表面功能化，在各种化学应用中具有很大的通用性和明显的优势，使这些移动平台能够在溶液中移动和分散反应性材料。这种动态微反应器加速了化学过程，包括有机污染物降解、金属螯合、生物识别、氧化还原化学、化学“书写”和各种其他化学转化。讨论了这些微米马达增强化学反应的代表性例子，重点讨论了这些移动微反应器的具体化学作用。讨论了将微米马达用作移动化学平台的优点、差距和局限性，最后展望了这一新兴领域的未来前景。我们设想，人工纳米/微米马达将成为加速和增强“即时”化学反应的有吸引力的动态工具。
