Fully loaded micromotors for combinatorial delivery and autonomous release of cargoes.
Integrating functional self-propelled Zinc micromotors are created by coup-ling electrodeposition with hard dual-templating synthesis. The micromotors concurrently possess four robust functions including a remarkably high loading capacity, combinatorial delivery of cargoes, autonomous release of encapsulated payloads, and self-destruction. This concept could be expanded to simultaneous encapsulation of various payloads for different functionalities such as therapy, diagnostics, and imaging.
Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.
Sirilak
S
Sattayasamitsathit
Huanhuan
H
Kou
Wei
W
Gao
Walter
W
Thavarajah
Kevin
K
Kaufmann
Liangfang
L
Zhang
Joseph
J
Wang
D057005:Bioengineering; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009038:Motion; D053769:Nanocapsules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
D053769:Nanocapsules; D006046:Gold; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015032:Zinc
cargo transport; drug delivery; micromachines; zinc