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Nanoclay Nanomotors: Nanorobots Constructed from Nanoclay: Using Nature to Create Self‐Propelled Autonomous Nanomachines (Adv. Funct. Mater. 40/2018)
Author(s) -
Maric Tijana,
MayorgaMartinez Carmen C.,
Khezri Bahareh,
Nasir Muhammad Zafir Mohamad,
Chia Xinyi,
Pumera Martin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870291
Subject(s) - nanorobotics , materials science , nanotechnology , halloysite , environmental remediation , composite material , contamination , ecology , biology
The mass production of nanomachines is challenging issue. In article number 1802762 , Martin Pumera and co‐workers show that with the use of naturally occurring nanotubes, Halloysite nanoclay, functional nanomotors can be fabricated in huge quantities. These nanotubes can be mined in ton quantities. Functional motors bind strongly with heavy metals, which making them useful in environmental remediation.