Functional coatings enable navigation of light-propelled micromotors in blood for effective biodetoxification
Marta Pacheco, Beatriz Jurado‐Sánchez, Alberto Escarpa
Abstract
O111:B4 toxin and snake venom α-bungarotoxin from blood is achieved with the PLGA micromotors. The new developments illustrated here represent one step forward in the use of light-driven micromotors for biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
BiocompatibilityMaterials sciencePLGACoatingNanotechnologyHemolysisNanoparticleLayer (electronics)ImmunologyMetallurgyBiologyMicro and Nano RoboticsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies