Zha Fengjun, Wang Tingwei, Luo Ming, Guan Jianguo
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
Micromachines (Basel). 2018 Feb 13;9(2):78. doi: 10.3390/mi9020078.
Micro/nanomotors are self-propelled machines that can convert various energy sources into autonomous movement. With the great advances of nanotechnology, Micro/Nanomotors of various geometries have been designed and fabricated over the past few decades. Among them, the tubular Micro/Nanomotors have a unique morphology of hollow structures, which enable them to possess a strong driving force and easy surface functionalization. They are promising for environmental and biomedical applications, ranging from water remediation, sensing to active drug delivery and precise surgery. This article gives a comprehensive and clear review of tubular Micro/Nanomotors, including propulsion mechanisms, fabrication techniques and applications. In the end, we also put forward some realistic problems and speculate about corresponding methods to improve existing tubular Micro/Nanomotors.
微纳马达是能够将各种能源转化为自主运动的自驱动机器。随着纳米技术的巨大进步,在过去几十年中已经设计并制造出了各种几何形状的微纳马达。其中,管状微纳马达具有独特的空心结构形态,这使其具有强大的驱动力且易于进行表面功能化。它们在环境和生物医学应用方面前景广阔,涵盖从水净化、传感到主动药物递送和精确手术等领域。本文对管状微纳马达进行了全面且清晰的综述,包括推进机制、制造技术和应用。最后,我们还提出了一些实际问题,并推测了改进现有管状微纳马达的相应方法。