The full list of publication can be found on Google Scholar
2023
Wei Wang*, Open Questions of Chemically Powered Nano- and Micromotors, JACS, 2023, 145, 50, 27185–27197 (published on Dec 8, 2023)
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Xiaoxia Liu, Yong Wang, Yixin Peng, Jinjin Shi, Wenjun Chen*, Wei Wang*, and Xing Ma*, Urease-Powered Micromotors with Spatially Selective Distribution of Enzymes for Capturing and Sensing Exosomes, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 23, 24343–24354 (published on Dec 1, 2023)
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Xianglong Lyu, Jingyuan Chen, Ruitong Zhu, Jiayu Liu, Lingshan Fu, Jeffrey Lawrence Moran*, and Wei Wang*, Active Synthetic Microrotors: Design Strategies and Applications, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 13, 11969–11993 (published on June 20, 2023)
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Xiaowen Chen, Xi Chen, Yixin Peng, Lailai Zhu, and Wei Wang*, Dielectrophoretic Colloidal Levitation by Electrode Polarization in Oscillating Electric Fields, Langmuir 2023, 39, 19, 6932–6945 (published on May 6, 2023)
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Xiang Sun, Mengshi Wei, Xin Pang, Lin Lin, Qiang Gao, Lichao Su, Ting Liu, Youliang Yao, Jibin Song, Wei Wang*, Xiaohui Yan*, Sonodynamic Bacterial Inactivation Enhanced by an Actuator-Integrated Mechanism, Adv. Func. Mater, 2023, 2214619 (published on Apirl 20, 2023)
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Xi Chen, Xiaowen Chen, Mohammed Elsayed, Harrison Edwards, Jiayu Liu, Yixin Peng, Hepeng Zhang*, Shuailong Zhang*, Wei Wang*, and Aaron R. Wheeler*, Steering Micromotors via Reprogrammable Optoelectronic Paths, ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12811, (published on March 13, 2023)
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Liying Wang, Peiting Guo, Dongdong Jin, Yixin Peng, Xiang Sun, Yuduo Chen, Xiaoxia Liu, Wenjun Chen, Wei Wang, Xiaohui Yan, and Xing Ma*, Enzyme-Powered Tubular Microrobotic Jets as Bioinspired Micropumps for Active Transmembrane Drug Transport, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 5, 5095–5107, (published on March 2, 2023)
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Qiang Gao, Zhou Yang, Ruitong Zhu, Jinping Wang, Pengzhao Xu, Jiayu Liu, Xiaowen Chen, Zuyao Yan, Yixin Peng, Yanping Wang, Hairong Zheng, Feiyan Cai, and Wei Wang*, Ultrasonic Steering Wheels: Turning Micromotors by Localized Acoustic Microstreaming, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 5, 4729–4739, (published on Feb. 23, 2023)
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2022
Donghao Cui, Xianglong Lyu, Shifang Duan, Yixin Peng, and Wei Wang*, Rhodium Oxide Nanorod Motors Powered by Light across the Full Visible Spectrum, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 10, 14235–14240 (published on Oct. 18, 2022)
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Xi Chen, Yankai Xu, Kai Lou, Yixin Peng, Chao Zhou, H. P. Zhang*, and Wei Wang*, Programmable, Spatiotemporal Control of Colloidal Motion Waves via Structured Light, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 8, 12755–12766, (published on July 20, 2022)
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Xi Chen#, Yankai Xu#, Chao Zhou, Kai Lou, Yixin Peng, Hepeng Zhang*, Wei Wang*, Unraveling the physiochemical nature of colloidal motion waves among silver colloids, Science Advances, 2022, 8, eabn9130 (published on May 25, 2022)
Highlighted on Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-physicochemical-nature-colloidal-motion-silver.html |
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Xianglong Lyu, Jingyuan Chen, Jiayu Liu, Yixin Peng, Shifang Duan, Xing Ma, Wei Wang*, Reversing A Platinum Micromotor by Introducing Platinum Oxide, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(24), e202201018 (published on Apr. 2, 2022)
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Yixin Peng, Pengzhao Xu, Shifang Duan, Jiayu Liu, Jeffrey Lawrence Moran, and Wei Wang*, Generic Rules for Distinguishing Autophoretic Colloidal Motors, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(12), e202116041(published on Jan. 7, 2022)
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2021
Xiaojia Liu, Shikun Yang, Xianglong Lyu, Sanhu Liu, Yong Wang, Yang Li, Bo Wang, Wenjun Chen, Wei Wang, Jinhong Guo*, and Xing Ma*, Instant Preparation of Ultraclean Gold Nanothorns under Ambient Conditions for SERS Kit-Enabled Mobile Diagnosis, Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 49, 16628–16637 (published on Dec. 2, 2021)
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Book chapter: Liqiang Ren, Fernando Soto, Luyang Huang, and Wei Wang*, "Ultrasound-Powered Micro-/Nanorobots: Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications." Field-Driven Micro and Nanorobots for Biology and Medicine. Springer, Cham, 2022. 29-60. (published on Nov. 26, 2021)
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Wang, Wei*, and Thomas E. Mallouk*. "A Practical Guide to Analyzing and Reporting the Movement of Nanoscale Swimmers." ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 10, 15446–15460 (published on 12 October, 2021)
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Zihan Ye, Yong Wang, Sanhu Liu, Dandan Xu, Wei Wang, and Xing Ma*, Construction of Nanomotors with Replaceable Engines by Supramolecular Machine-Based Host–Guest Assembly and Disassembly, JACS, 2021, 143, 37, 15063–15072 (published on 9 September, 2021)
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Shifang Duan, Pengzhao Xu and Wei Wang*, Better fuels for photocatalytic micromotors: a case study of triethanolamine, Chem. Commun., 2021, Advance Article (published on 31 August, 2021)
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Xianglong Lyu, Xiaoxia Liu, Chao Zhou, Shifang Duan, Pengzhao Xu, Jia Dai, Xiaowen Chen, Yixin Peng, Donghao Cui, Jinyao Tang, Xing Ma*, and Wei Wang*, Active, Yet Little Mobility: Asymmetric Decomposition of H2O2 Is Not Sufficient in Propelling Catalytic Micromotors, JACS, 2021, 143, 31, 12154–12164 (published on 2 August, 2021)
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Qizhang Wang#, Chao Zhou#, Luyang Huang and Wei Wang*, “Ballistic” Waves Among Chemically Oscillating Micromotors, Chem. Comm., 2021, 57, 8492-8495 (published on 26 July, 2021)
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Luyang Huang, Jeffrey L. Moran* and Wei Wang*, Designing Chemical Micromotors That Communicate-A Survey of Experiments, JCIS Open, 2021, 2, 100006 (published 6 April 2021)
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2020
Wei Wang* and Chao Zhou, A Journey of Nanomotors for Targeted Cancer Therapy: Principles, Challenges, and a Critical Review of State-of-The-Art, Adv. Healthcare Mater., 2020, 2001236
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Xianglong Lv, Zuyao Xiao, Chao Zhou, Yong Wang, Shifang Duan, Jingyuan Chen, Wendi Duan, Xing Ma* and Wei Wang*, Tadpole‐Shaped Catalytic Janus Microrotors Enabled by Facile and Controllable Growth of Silver Nanotails, Adv. Func. Mater. 2020, 30(46), 2004858 (published on September 6, 2020)
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Zhou, Min, Dan Gao*, Zhou Yang, Chao Zhou, Ying Tan, Wei Wang*, and Yuyang Jiang. "Streaming-enhanced, chip-based biosensor with acoustically active, biomarker-functionalized micropillars: a case study of thrombin detection." Talanta, 2021, 222,121480.
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Zuyao Xiao, Shifang Duan, Pengzhao Xu, Jingqin Cui, Hepeng Zhang, and Wei Wang*, Synergistic Speed Enhancement of an Electric-Photochemical Hybrid Micromotor by Tilt Rectification, ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 7, 8658–8667 (published on June 12, 2020)
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Pengzhao Xu, Shifang Duan, Zuyao Xiao, Zhou Yang and Wei Wang*, Light-powered Active Colloids from Monodisperse and Highly Tunable Microspheres with A Thin TiO2 shell, Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 6082 - 6090 (published on June 5, 2020)
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Chao Zhou #, Qizhang Wang #, Xianglong Lv, and Wei Wang*, Non-oscillatory Micromotors “Learn” to Oscillate On-the-fly from Oscillating Ag Micromotors, Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 6499 - 6502 (published on April 23, 2020)
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Chao Zhou, Nobuhiko Jessis Suematsu, Yixin Peng, Qizhang Wang, Xi Chen, Yongxiang Gao, and Wei Wang*, Coordinating an Ensemble of Chemical Micromotors via Spontaneous Synchronization, ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 5, 5360–5370 (published on April 9, 2020)
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Wei Wang*, Xianglong Lv, Jeffrey L. Moran, Shifang Duan and Chao Zhou, A practical guide to active colloids: choosing synthetic model systems for soft matter physics research, Soft Matter, 2020,16, 3846-3868 (published on Mar. 20, 2020)
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Zuyao Xiao, Jingyuan Chen, Shifang Duan, Xianglong Lv, Jizhuang Wang, Xing Ma, Jinyao Tang, and Wei Wang*, Bimetallic coatings synergistically enhance the speeds of photocatalytic TiO2 micromotors, Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 4728-4731 (published on Mar. 2, 2020)
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Xi Chen, Chao Zhou, Yixin Peng, Qizhang Wang and Wei Wang*, Temporal Light Modulation of Photochemically Active, Oscillating Micromotors: Dark Pulses, Mode Switching, and Controlled Clustering, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 10, 11843-11851 (published on Feb. 24, 2020)
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Sinan Du, Huaguang Wang, Chao Zhou, Wei Wang* and Zexin Zhang*, Motor and Rotor in One: Light-Active ZnO/Au Twinned Rods of Tunable Motion Modes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5, 2213-2217 (published on Jan. 19, 2020)
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2019
Ren, Liqiang, Nitesh Nama, Jeffrey M. McNeill, Fernando Soto, Zhifei Yan, Wu Liu, Wei Wang*, Joseph Wang*, and Thomas E. Mallouk*. "3D steerable, acoustically powered microswimmers for single-particle manipulation." Science Advances 2019, 5(10), eaax3084.
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Yong Wang, Wendi Duan, Chao Zhou, Qing Liu, Jiahui Gu, Heng Ye, Mingyu Li, Wei Wang* and Xing Ma*. "Phoretic Liquid Metal Micro/Nanomotors as Intelligent Filler for Targeted Microwelding." Advanced Materials, 2019, 31(51), 1905067.
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Dong, R., Wang, W., and Granick, S.*, Colloidal Flatlands Confronted with Urge for the Third Dimension, ACS Nano, ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04296, (published on July 26, 2019)
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Zhang, L., Xiao, Z., Chen, X., Chen, J., and Wang, W.*, Confined 1D Propulsion of Metallodielectric Janus Micromotors on Microelectrodes Under Alternating Current Electric Fields, ACS Nano, ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02100, (published on July 2, 2019)
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Chen, X., Zhou, C., Wang, W.*, Colloidal Motors 101: A Beginner's Guide to Colloidal Motor Research, Chem. Asia J., ASAP, DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900377, (published on April 9, 2019)
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Zhou, C., Chen, X., Han, Z., Wang, W.*, Photochemically Excited, Pulsating Janus Colloidal Motors of Tunable Dynamics, ACS Nano, A2019, 13(4), 4064-4072, (published on March 27, 2019)
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Yang, X.; Zhu, Q.; Liu, C.; Wang, W.; Li, Y.; Marchesoni, F.; Hänggi, P.; Zhang, H. P. Diffusion of Colloidal Rods in Corrugated Channels. Phys. Rev. E 2019, 99 (2), 020601–020605.
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Xu, D.; Zhou, C.; Zhan, C.; Wang, Y.; You, Y.; Pan, X.; Jiao, J.; Zhang, R.; Dong, Z.; Wang, W.; Ma, X.*. Enzymatic Micromotors as a Mobile Photosensitizer Platform for Highly Efficient on-Chip Targeted Antibacteria Photodynamic Therapy. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 3, 1807727–11.
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2018
Xiao, Z., Wei M., Wang, W*. A Review of Micromotors in Confinements: Pores, Channels, Grooves, Steps, Interfaces, Chains and Swimming in the Bulk, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11(7), 6667-6684, (published Dec. 18, 2018).
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Ren, L.; Wang, W.*; Mallouk, T. E.* Two Forces Are Better Than One: Combining Chemical and Acoustic Propulsion for Enhanced Micromotor Functionality. Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51 (9), 1948–1956.
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Xu, D.; Cai, F.; Chen, M.; Li, F.; Wang, C.; Meng, L.; Xu, D.; Wang, W.; Wu, J.; Zheng, H. Acoustic Manipulation of Particles in a Cylindrical Cavity: Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Effects of Boundary Conditions. Ultrasonics 2019, 93, 18–25
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Wang, Y.; Zhou, C.; Wang, W.; Xu, D.; Zeng, F.; Zhan, C.; Gu, J.; Li, M.; Zhao, W.; Zhang, J.; et al. Photocatalytically Powered Matchlike Nanomotor for Light‐Guided Active SERS Sensing. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2018, 57 (40), 13110–13113
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Dylan Nicholls, Andrew DeVerse, Ra’Shae Esplin, John Castañeda, Yoseph Loyd, Raaman Nair, Robert Voinescu, Chao Zhou, Wei Wang, and John G Gibbs*, Shape-Dependent Motion of Structured Photoactive Microswimmers, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018, 10(21), 18050-18056
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Chao Zhou, Hepeng Zhang, Jinyao Tang, and Wei Wang*, Photochemically Powered AgCl Janus Micromotors as A Model System to Understand Ionic Self-diffusiophoresis, Langmuir, 2018, 34(10), 3289-3295
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Mengshi Wei, Chao Zhou, Jinyao Tang and Wei Wang*, Catalytic Micromotors Moving Near Polyelectrolyte-Modified Substrates: The Roles of Surface Charges, Morphology, and Released Ions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10 (3), 2249–225
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Tianlong Li, Anning Zhang, Guangbin Shao, Mengshi Wei, Bin Guo, Guangyu Zhang*, Longqiu Li * and Wei Wang*, Janus Microdimer Surface Walkers Propelled by Oscillating Magnetic Fields, Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 1706066
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2017
Chao Zhou, Leilei Zhao, Mengshi Wei and Wei Wang*, Twists and Turns of Orbiting and Spinning Metallic Microparticles Powered by Megahertz Ultrasound, ACS Nano, 2017, 11 (12), 12668–12676
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L. O. Mair, B. A. Evans, A. Nacev, P. Y. Stepanov, R. Hilaman, S. Chowdhury, S. Jafari, W. Wang, B. Shapiroe and I. N. Weinberg, Magnetic microkayaks: propulsion of microrods precessing near a surface by kilohertz frequency, rotating magnetic fields, Nanoscale, 2017, 9 (10), 3375-3381
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Dekai Zhou, Yuguang C. Li, Pengtao Xu, Nicholas S. McCool, Longqiu Li, Wei Wang and Thomas E. Mallouk,
Visible Light-Driven, Magnetically Steerable Gold/Iron Oxide Nanomotors, Chem. Comm., 2017, 53, 11465-11468 |
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Dekai Zhou, Yuguang C. Li, Pengtao Xu, Nicholas S. McCool, Longqiu Li, Wei Wang and Thomas E. Mallouk,
Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu2O–Au micromotors Nanoscale, 2017,9, 75-78 |
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2016
Zeheng Li, Lanjun Bai, Chao Zhou, Xiaohui Yan, Lamar Mair, Anning Zhang, Li Zhang and Wei Wang,
Highly Acid-resistant, Magnetically Steerable Acoustic Micromotors Prepared by Coating Gold Microrods with Fe3O4 Nanoparticles via pH Adjustment, Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2017, 34, 1600277 |
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Chao Zhou, Wei Wang and Hepeng Zhang,
Individual behaviors and dynamic self-assembly of active colloids (活性胶体的个体行为与动态自组装, published in Chinese) Chinese Science Bulletin, 2017, 62, 194-208 Review article. |
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Bumjin Jang, Wei Wang, Samuel Wiget, Andrew J. Petruska, Xiangzhong Chen, Chengzhi Hu, Ayoung Hong, David Folio, Antoine Ferreira, Salvador Pané, and Bradley J. Nelson
Catalytic locomotion of core-shell nanowire motors ACS Nano, 2016, 10(11), 9983-9991 |
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Chang Liu, Chao Zhou, Wei Wang and Hepeng Zhang
Bimetallic Microswimmers Speed Up in Confining Channels Physical Review Letters, 2016, 117, 198001 |
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Zhou, C.; Zhang, H.; Li, Z.; Wang, W.
Chemistry Pumps: a Review of Chemically Powered Micropumps. Lab on a Chip 2016, 16 (10), 1797–1811. Review article. |
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Ahmed, S.; Wang, W.; Bai, L.; Gentekos, D. T.; Hoyos, M.; Mallouk, T. E.
Density and Shape Effects in the Acoustic Propulsion of Bimetallic Nanorod Motors. ACS Nano 2016, 10 (4), 4763–4769. |
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2015
W. Duan, W. Wang, S. Das, V. Yadav, T. E. Mallouk, and A. Sen,
Synthetic Nano- and Micromachines in Analytical Chemistry: Sensing, Migration, Capture, Delivery, and Separation Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 8, 311 Review article. |
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E. L. Jewell, W. Wang, and T. E. Mallouk,
Catalytically driven assembly of trisegmented metallic nanorods and polystyrene tracer particles Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 2501 |
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Wang, W.; Duan, W.; Ahmed, S.; Sen, A.;Mallouk, T. E.,
From One to Many: Dynamic Assembly and Collective Behavior of Self-Propelled Colloidal Motors Accounts of Chemical Research, 2015, 48(7), 1938-1946 Review article. |
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Rao, K. J.; Li, F.; Meng, L.; Zheng, H.; Cai, F.; Wang, W.,
A Force to Be Reckoned With: A Review of Synthetic Microswimmers Powered by Ultrasound. Small, 2015, 11(24), 2836-21846 Review article. |
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W. Wang; W. Duan; Z. Zhang; M. Sun; A. Sen; T. E. Mallouk,
A tale of two forces: simultaneous chemical and acoustic propulsion of bimetallic micromotors Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1020-1023 |
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2014
Balk, A. L.; Mair, L. O.; Mathai, P. P.; Patrone, P. N.; Wang, W.; Ahmed, S.; Mallouk, T. E.; Liddle, J. A.; Stavis, S. M.,
Kilohertz Rotation of Nanorods Propelled by Ultrasound, Traced by Microvortex Advection of Nanoparticles ACS Nano, 2014, 8(8), 8300-8309 |
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W. Wang, S. Li, L. Mair, S. Ahmed, T. J. Huang, and T. E. Mallouk,
Acoustic propulsion of nanorod motors inside living cells Angew. Chem., 2014, 53, 3201-3204 |
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2013 (pre-HIT Shenzhen)
W. Wang, W. Duan, T.E. Mallouk, and A. Sen,
Catalytically-powered dynamic assembly of rod-shaped nanomotors and passive tracer particles PNAS, 2013, 110, 17744-17749 |
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S. Ahmed, W. Wang, L. O. Mair, R. D. Fraleigh, S. Li, L. A. Castro, M. Hoyos, T. J. Huang, and T. E. Mallouk,
Steering Acoustically Propelled Nanowire Motors towards Cells in a Biologically Compatible Environment using Magnetic Fields Langmuir, 2013, 29 (52), pp 16113–16118 |
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W. Wang, W. Duan, S. Ahmed, T.E. Mallouk, and A. Sen,
Small power: autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients Nano Today, 2013, 8, 531-534 Review article. |
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W. Wang, T.-Y. Chiang, D. Velegol, and T. E. Mallouk
Understanding the efficiency of autonomous nano- and microscale motors," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10557-65 |
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2011-2012
Wang, W., Castro, L. A., Hoyos, M., Mallouk, T. E,
Autonomous motion of metallic micro-rods propelled by ultrasound ACS Nano, 2012, 6(7), 6122-6132 |
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