Smart Materials on the Way to Nanorobots
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2021) | Viewed by 3517
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The realization of tiny machines able to autonomously move through a fluid and perform diverse tasks is an important breakthrough in nanotechnology. Since the first works on self-propelled nanomotors reported in the early 2000s, a wide range of materials have been explored as a scaffold for the construction of these nanodevices. It involves the use of passive particles, e.g., polystyrene and silica or active materials that respond to external fields, such as light, magnetic, ultrasound, and electric.
This Special Issue aims to focus on the development of smart materials able to adapt to changes in the environment and/or respond to external stimuli. Such materials will enable the design of new nanomotors with advanced functionalities for applications, in the fields of environmental remediation, biomedicine, sensing, and energy.
Dr. Katherine Villa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomotors
- polymers
- photocatalysts
- metal–organic frameworks
- magnetic materials
- biomimetic materials
- azo compounds
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