title: Superfast Near-Infrared Light-Driven Polymer Multilayer Rockets.
abstract: A gold nanoshell-functionalized polymer multilayer nanorocket performs self-propulsion upon the irradiation with NIR light in the absence of chemical fuel. Theoretical simulations reveal that the NIR light-triggered self-thermophoresis drives the propulsion of the nanorocket. The nanorocket also displays -efficient NIR light-triggered propulsion in -biofluids and thus holds considerable promise for various potential biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Micro/Nanotechnology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
authors.forename: Zhiguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Micro/Nanotechnology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
authors.forename: Tieyan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Si
authors.affiliation: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.|Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Micro/Nanotechnology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
authors.forename: Xiankun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Micro/Nanotechnology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D057145:Nanoshells / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D059008:Time-Lapse Imaging
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers
keywords: layer-by-layer; light-driven; photothermal effects; self-propulsion; synthetic motors