A roadmap for next-generation nanomotors

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 Pe...

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Main Authors: Chen, Shuqin (Author) , Fan, Donglei Emma (Author) , Fischer, Peer (Author) , Ghosh, Ambarish (Author) , Göpfrich, Kerstin (Author) , Golestanian, Ramin (Author) , Hess, Henry (Author) , Ma, Xing (Author) , Nelson, Bradley J. (Author) , Patiño Padial, Tania (Author) , Tang, Jinyao (Author) , Villa, Katherine (Author) , Wang, Wei (Author) , Zhang, Li (Author) , Sen, Ayusman (Author) , Sánchez, Samuel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 August 2025
In: Nature nanotechnology
Year: 2025, Volume: 20, Issue: 8, Pages: 990-1000
ISSN:1748-3395
DOI:10.1038/s41565-025-01962-9
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-025-01962-9
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01962-9
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Author Notes:Shuqin Chen, Donglei Emma Fan, Peer Fischer, Ambarish Ghosh, Kerstin Göpfrich, Ramin Golestanian, Henry Hess, Xing Ma, Bradley J. Nelson, Tania Patiño Padial, Jinyao Tang, Katherine Villa, Wei Wang, Li Zhang, Ayusman Sen, and Samuel Sánchez

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