Recent advances of light-driven micro/nanomotors: toward powerful thrust and precise control

Recent advances of light-driven micro/nanomotors: toward powerful thrust and precise control

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In the past two decades, micro/nanomotor is emerging as a critical domain of nanoscale research.Light-driven micro/nanomotors have gained a wealth of attention from the academics because of their potential applications in various fields such as environment remediation, Ball - Glove Baseball Catcher - Junior biomedical field and cargo delivery at microscale.In order to perform some more challenging and complex tasks, higher actuation force and more precise control are both indispensable for light-driven micro/nanomotors.In this review, we discussed about three major factors: actuation mechanism, structure of micro/nanomotors and the wavelength of light irradiation, to find out how to gain a higher actuation force and propel the motor in a relatively high speed under light irradiation.Besides, some common control strategies of light-driven micro/nanomotors are presented in details with the advantages and disadvantages of each control Dryer Idler Pulley mechanism, which will help lead to a convenient and precise control.

Finally, the future development approaches toward powerful thrust and precise control are discussed for light-driven micro/nanomotors.