Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 9-17.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2021.01.002

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Advances in device physics of nanomotors

  

  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2020-11-27 Online:2021-02-25 Published:2021-02-25

Abstract: As one of nanoscale energy conversion devices, nanomotors can realize directional motion by transforming other forms of energy into mechanical energy. This article presents a brief review on recent advances in device physics of nanomotors, with a concise discussion about their limitations in practical applications and a preliminary prospect of the field. 

Key words:  , nanomotor, physical field driven, chemotaxis, mechanotaxis