Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors

Catalytic micromotors can be used to detect molecules of interest in several ways. The straightforward approach is to use such motors as sensors of their “fuel” (i.e., of the species consumed for self-propulsion). Another way is in the detection of species which are not fuel but still modulate the c...

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Autores: Popescu, Mihail N., Gáspár, Szilveszter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/144758
https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13010045
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Palabra clave:Catalytic micromotor
Enhanced diffusion coefficient
Motion-based sensing
Self-propulsion
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spelling Analyte Sensing with Catalytic MicromotorsPopescu, Mihail N.Gáspár, SzilveszterCatalytic micromotorEnhanced diffusion coefficientMotion-based sensingSelf-propulsionCatalytic micromotors can be used to detect molecules of interest in several ways. The straightforward approach is to use such motors as sensors of their “fuel” (i.e., of the species consumed for self-propulsion). Another way is in the detection of species which are not fuel but still modulate the catalytic processes facilitating self-propulsion. Both of these require analysis of the motion of the micromotors because the speed (or the diffusion coefficient) of the micromotors is the analytical signal. Alternatively, catalytic micromotors can be used as the means to enhance mass transport, and thus increase the probability of specific recognition events in the sample. This latter approach is based on “classic” (e.g., electrochemical) analytical signals and does not require an analysis of the motion of the micromotors. Together with a discussion of the current limitations faced by sensing concepts based on the speed (or diffusion coefficient) of catalytic micromotors, we review the findings of the studies devoted to the analytical performances of catalytic micromotor sensors. We conclude that the qualitative (rather than quantitative) analysis of small samples, in resource poor environments, is the most promising niche for the catalytic micromotors in analytical chemistry.Romanian Executive Unit for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1231ERA-Net EuroNanoMed 135Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Física Atómica, Molecular y NuclearRomanian Executive Unit for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation FundingERA-Net EuroNanoMed2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/144758https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13010045reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésBiosensors, 13 (1), 45.PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1231135https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios13010045info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1447582026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
title Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
spellingShingle Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
Popescu, Mihail N.
Catalytic micromotor
Enhanced diffusion coefficient
Motion-based sensing
Self-propulsion
title_short Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
title_full Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
title_fullStr Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
title_full_unstemmed Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
title_sort Analyte Sensing with Catalytic Micromotors
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Popescu, Mihail N.
Gáspár, Szilveszter
author Popescu, Mihail N.
author_facet Popescu, Mihail N.
Gáspár, Szilveszter
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author2 Gáspár, Szilveszter
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear
Romanian Executive Unit for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding
ERA-Net EuroNanoMed
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Catalytic micromotor
Enhanced diffusion coefficient
Motion-based sensing
Self-propulsion
topic Catalytic micromotor
Enhanced diffusion coefficient
Motion-based sensing
Self-propulsion
description Catalytic micromotors can be used to detect molecules of interest in several ways. The straightforward approach is to use such motors as sensors of their “fuel” (i.e., of the species consumed for self-propulsion). Another way is in the detection of species which are not fuel but still modulate the catalytic processes facilitating self-propulsion. Both of these require analysis of the motion of the micromotors because the speed (or the diffusion coefficient) of the micromotors is the analytical signal. Alternatively, catalytic micromotors can be used as the means to enhance mass transport, and thus increase the probability of specific recognition events in the sample. This latter approach is based on “classic” (e.g., electrochemical) analytical signals and does not require an analysis of the motion of the micromotors. Together with a discussion of the current limitations faced by sensing concepts based on the speed (or diffusion coefficient) of catalytic micromotors, we review the findings of the studies devoted to the analytical performances of catalytic micromotor sensors. We conclude that the qualitative (rather than quantitative) analysis of small samples, in resource poor environments, is the most promising niche for the catalytic micromotors in analytical chemistry.
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