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Micro‐/Nanomotors toward Biomedical Applications: The Recent Progress in Biocompatibility
Author(s) -
Ou Juanfeng,
Liu Kun,
Jiang Jiamiao,
Wilson Daniela A.,
Liu Lu,
Wang Fei,
Wang Shuanghu,
Tu Yingfeng,
Peng Fei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201906184
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , biocompatibility , biomedicine , nanorobotics , nanoengineering , biomimetic materials , materials science , nanomedicine , nanoparticle , bioinformatics , biology , metallurgy
Inspired by the highly versatile natural motors, artificial micro‐/nanomotors that can convert surrounding energies into mechanical motion and accomplish multiple tasks are devised. In the past few years, micro‐/nanomotors have demonstrated significant potential in biomedicine. However, the practical biomedical applications of these small‐scale devices are still at an infant stage. For successful bench‐to‐bed translation, biocompatibility of micro‐/nanomotor systems is the central issue to be considered. Herein, the recent progress in micro‐/nanomotors in biocompatibility is reviewed, with a special focus on their biomedical applications. Through close collaboration between researches in the nanoengineering, material chemistry, and biomedical fields, it is expected that a promising real‐world application platform based on micro‐/nanomotors will emerge in the near future.