Issue 14, 2023

Adaptive particle patterning in the presence of active synthetic nanomotors

Abstract

For the maintenance of a biological system, spatial organization of material condensates within the cell through the dissipation of energy is crucial. Besides directed transport via microtubules, material arrangement can be achieved via motor protein facilitated adaptive active diffusiophoresis. For example, the distribution of membrane proteins during the cell division of Escherichia coli is affected by the MinD system. Synthetic active motors exhibit the ability to simulate natural motors. Here we propose an active Au–Zn nanomotor driven by water and discovered an interesting adaptive interaction mode of the diffusiophoretic Au–Zn nanomotors with passive condensate particles in different environments. It is found that the attraction/repulsion between the nanomotor and passive particles is adaptive, while an interesting hollow pattern is formed with a negatively charged substrate and a cluster pattern is favored with a positively charged substrate.

Graphical abstract: Adaptive particle patterning in the presence of active synthetic nanomotors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Febr. 2023
Accepted
07 Marts 2023
First published
08 Marts 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 6619-6628

Adaptive particle patterning in the presence of active synthetic nanomotors

D. Xie, S. Fu, D. Fu, B. Chen, W. He, H. Liang, Y. Tu, D. A. Wilson and F. Peng, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 6619 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00462G

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