Issue 13, 2016

Labs-on-a-chip meet self-propelled micromotors

Abstract

This frontier review covers recent advances in the field of nanomaterial-based micromotors for the development of novel labs-on-a-chip (LOCs). In this review, we will discuss how carbon nanomaterials “on-board” of micromotors offer particular promise for diverse LOC applications. New trends in the field, directed towards the use of quantum dots and nanoparticles as functional materials for sophisticated micromotors, will be reviewed. Micromotor strategies using functionalized catalytic microengines to capture and transport (bio)molecules between the different reservoirs of LOC devices will also be covered. These recent advances are bringing closer our hopes for personalized medicine and food safety assurance, among others.

Graphical abstract: Labs-on-a-chip meet self-propelled micromotors

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
07 Apr 2016
Accepted
19 May 2016
First published
20 May 2016

Lab Chip, 2016,16, 2397-2407

Labs-on-a-chip meet self-propelled micromotors

R. Maria-Hormigos, B. Jurado-Sánchez and A. Escarpa, Lab Chip, 2016, 16, 2397 DOI: 10.1039/C6LC00467A

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