Dear Colleagues,

The controlled motion of synthetic/artificial nano-objects has recently stimulated significant fundamental and practical interest with the introduction of powerful nano/micromotors providing several examples of applications, e.g., pumping of fluids at the microscale, targeted carriage and delivery of micro-particles and cells, on-chip biosensing, drilling of tissues, and cells, capturing organic pollutant and oil from water. Nano/micromotors with autonomous motion are the frontier of nanotechnology and nanomaterial research. These self-propelled nano/micromotors convert chemical energy obtained from their surroundings to propulsion. Particularly, the recent progress in targeted drug delivery and efficient water purification systems is very promising. However, the application of these motors in actual environments, for example, in veins or between the grains of soils, is still challenging and needs great efforts. These breakthrough discoveries have led to the construction of the new-generation of drug-delivery vehicles capable of smart encapsulation, self-navigation, and releasing substances in a rapid and controlled manner. In addition, microscale motors have been shown to add a new dimension based on motion to decontamination processes, resulting in new ‘on-the-fly’ remediation protocols, with higher efficiency, shorter clean-up time and potentially lower costs.

This especial issue aims to address:

• Challenges regards real applications including fabrications, materials, bio and environmentally friendly fuels and propulsion
• Emerging materials for fabrication/synthesis of nano/microrobot
• Applications including biomedical, environmental and food safety
• Theoretical study

Dr. Bahareh Khezri
Guest Editor

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• Nano/Micromotors
• Nano/Microswimmers
• Nano/Microrobots
• Self-propulsion
• 2D/Nanomaterials
• Magnetic propulsion
• Light-driven
• Sensing
• Biomedical application
• Environmental remediation
• Drug delivery