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Self‐Propulsion: Superfast Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Polymer Multilayer Rockets (Small 5/2016)

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: T. Si, Q. He, and co-workers demonstrate the fuel-free, highly efficient propulsion of gold nanoshell-functionalized polymeric multilayer rockets under NIR illumination. On page 577, the NIR-driven rockets, fabricated by nanoporous template-assisted polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer assembly, can move at a speed of 160 μm s−1 owing to the self-thermophoretic forces generated by the photothermal effect. This NIR-driven rocket is able to target cancer cells without side effects on the cell under exposure to NIR, indicating considerable promise for future biomedical applications.

Source: Small

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201670022

Authors: Zhiguang Wu, Tieyan Si, Wei Gao, Xiankun Lin, Joseph Wang, Qiang He

Institutions: Harbin Institute of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, University of California San Diego, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Micro and Nano Robotics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2322396158

FWCI: 0.198

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