Issue 46, 2023

Light-driven micro/nanomotors in biomedical applications

Abstract

Nanotechnology brings hope for targeted drug delivery. However, most current drug delivery systems use passive delivery strategies with limited therapeutic efficiency. Over the past two decades, research on micro/nanomotors (MNMs) has flourished in the biomedical field. Compared with other driven methods, light-driven MNMs have the advantages of being reversible, simple to control, clean, and efficient. Under light irradiation, the MNMs can overcome several barriers in the body and show great potential in the treatment of various diseases, such as tumors, and gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Herein, the classification and mechanism of light-driven MNMs are introduced briefly. Subsequently, the applications of light-driven MNMs in overcoming physiological and pathological barriers in the past five years are highlighted. Finally, the future prospects and challenges of light-driven MNMs are discussed as well. This review will provide inspiration and direction for light-driven MNMs to overcome biological barriers in vivo and promote the clinical application of light-driven MNMs in the biomedical field.

Graphical abstract: Light-driven micro/nanomotors in biomedical applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 juil. 2023
Accepted
27 oct. 2023
First published
10 nov. 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 18550-18570

Light-driven micro/nanomotors in biomedical applications

X. Zeng, M. Yang, H. Liu, Z. Zhang, Y. Hu, J. Shi and Z. Wang, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 18550 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR03760F

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