ReviewNature nanotechnology2025
A roadmap for next-generation nanomotors.
Review in Nature nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Interlayer rotation (twisting) switches interlayer mobility in moiré superlattices.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- Synergistic magneto-enzymatic propulsion enables multimodal nanomotor swarms.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Living Inorganic Nanomaterials: Design, Preparation, and Biomedical Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Enzymatic Nanomotors Integrated with Plant Extracts: Biochemical Mechanisms, Applications, and Clinical Perspectives.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Soft, Degradable, and Magnetic Microcarriers for Encapsulation and Guided Transport of Drugs and 3D Spheroids.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Imaging-Guided Omics Technologies for Resolving Rare Cancer States and Advancing Nanomedicine.Nano letters · 2026Review
- Nanomotor-Assisted Intravesical Chemotherapy for Bladder Tumor Reduction and Suppression of Early Tumor Regrowth.Nano letters · 2026Article
- Nanozyme Microrobots: Programmable Spatiotemporal Catalysis for Targeted Therapy and Diagnostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Microenvironment-Engineered Biocatalytic Metal-Organic Framework Nanomotors for Selective and Transformative Water Decontamination.Nano-micro letters · 2026Article
- Nanoengineered Photoactive Micromotors for Targeted Pollutant Capture, Degradation, and SERS-Based Detection.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Biohybrid nanorobots induce lactate isomer conversion to reverse the immune environment and promote tumor therapy.Science advances · 2025Article
- Interactions Between Active Matters and Endogenous Fields.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- Flow-Active Liquid Marbles as Microreactors for Photocatalytic Micromotors.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
- Curvature Generation and Engineering Principles fromACS nano · 2025Article
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16 authors.
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Abstract
Since their discovery in 2004, there has been remarkable progress in research on nanomotors, from the elucidation of different propulsion mechanisms to the study of their collective behaviour, culminating in investigations into their applications in biomedicine and environmental remediation. This Perspective reviews this evolution in nanomotor research and discusses the key challenges ahead, including the need for developing advanced characterization techniques, precise motion control, materials innovation, theory and modelling, and translationally feasible in vivo biomedical applications. These challenges highlight the current limitations of synthetic nanomotors and point to exciting future opportunities to revolutionize theranostics and create 'living' hybrid systems. We introduce the concept of 'systems materials' to encompass interacting functional materials across length scales from molecular to macro. Thus, this Perspective aims to inspire future generations of researchers to advance both fundamental understanding and practical breakthroughs, thereby engineering a paradigm shift in nanomotor research.
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