Micromotors are identified as a promising candidate in the field of sensing benefiting from their capacity of autonomous movement.Here,a review on the development of tailoring micromotors for sensing is presented,cove...Micromotors are identified as a promising candidate in the field of sensing benefiting from their capacity of autonomous movement.Here,a review on the development of tailoring micromotors for sensing is presented,covering from their propulsion mechanisms and sensing strategies to applications.First,we concisely summarize the propulsion mechanism of micromotors involving fuel-based propulsion and fuel-free propulsion introducing their principles.Then,emphasis is laid to the sensing stratagems of the micromotors including speed-based sensing strategy,fluorescence-based sensing strategy,and other strategies.We listed typical examples of different sensing stratagems.After that,we introduce the applications of micromotors in sensing fields including environmental science,food safety,and biomedical fields.Finally,we discuss the challenges and prospects of the micromotors tailored for sensing.We believe that this comprehensive review can help readers to catch the research frontiers in the field of sensing and thus to burst out new ideas.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFA0908200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52073060 and 61927805)the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program(JCYJ20190813152616459 and JCYJ20210324133214038).
文摘Micromotors are identified as a promising candidate in the field of sensing benefiting from their capacity of autonomous movement.Here,a review on the development of tailoring micromotors for sensing is presented,covering from their propulsion mechanisms and sensing strategies to applications.First,we concisely summarize the propulsion mechanism of micromotors involving fuel-based propulsion and fuel-free propulsion introducing their principles.Then,emphasis is laid to the sensing stratagems of the micromotors including speed-based sensing strategy,fluorescence-based sensing strategy,and other strategies.We listed typical examples of different sensing stratagems.After that,we introduce the applications of micromotors in sensing fields including environmental science,food safety,and biomedical fields.Finally,we discuss the challenges and prospects of the micromotors tailored for sensing.We believe that this comprehensive review can help readers to catch the research frontiers in the field of sensing and thus to burst out new ideas.
