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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Active Microrobots for Dual Removal of Biofilms via Chemical and Physical Mechanisms.

Xia Peng, Cagatay M Oral, Mario Urso, Martina Ussia, Martin Pumera

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xia PengFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.
Cagatay M OralFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.
Mario UrsoFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.
Martina UssiaFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3248-6725
Martin PumeraFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5846-2951

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial biofilms are complex multicellular communities that adhere firmly to solid surfaces. They are widely recognized as major threats to human health, contributing to issues such as persistent infections on medical implants and severe contamination in drinking water systems. As a potential treatment for biofilms, this work proposes two strategies: (i) light-driven ZnFe

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsEscherichia coliRoboticsFerric CompoundsMicrospheresPlatinumReactive Oxygen SpeciesUltraviolet RaysAnti-Bacterial AgentsFerric CompoundsPlatinumReactive Oxygen Speciesbiofilmcollective motionmagnetically drivenmicromotorsmicrorobotsphotocatalysis

Identifiers

PMID39745814
PMCPMC11744513

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