title: Beyond platinum: silver-catalyst based bubble-propelled tubular micromotors.
abstract: There has been enormous interest in autonomous self-propelled micro-/nanomotors, especially those that relied on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide fuel to generate oxygen bubbles and usually consisted of platinum on their surface which acts as an efficient catalyst. In this study, we developed Pt-free tubular micromotors by using a less expensive silver catalyst for bubble propulsion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore. pumera.research@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wei Zhe
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore. pumera.research@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore. pumera.research@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pumera