Issue 30, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Electrochemically-triggered motion of catalytic nanomotors†

Percy Calvo-Marzal,a   Kalayil Manian Manesh,a   Daniel Kagan,a   Shankar Balasubramanian,a   Maria Cardona,a   Gerd-Uwe Flechsig,b   Jonathan Posnerc  and  Joseph Wang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
E-mail: josephwang@ucsd.edu

b University of Rostock, Department of Chemistry, D-18051 Rostock, Germany

c Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA

Abstract

An electrochemically-controlled movement of catalytic nanomotors, including a cyclic ‘on/off’ activation of the nanomotor motion and a fine speed control, is illustrated.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemically-triggered motion of catalytic nanomotors

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B909227G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 May 2009
Accepted
12 Jun 2009
First published
24 Jun 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 4509-4511

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Electrochemically-triggered motion of catalytic nanomotors

P. Calvo-Marzal, K. M. Manesh, D. Kagan, S. Balasubramanian, M. Cardona, G. Flechsig, J. Posner and J. Wang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4509 DOI: 10.1039/B909227G

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