Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots

Mario Urso; Martina Ussia; Filip Novotný; Martin Pumera

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31161-2

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots

Mario Urso,
Martina Ussia,
Filip Novotný,
Martin Pumera

Affiliations

Mario Urso: Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology
Martina Ussia: Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology
Filip Novotný: Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology
Martin Pumera: Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31161-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Nanoplastic water pollution represents an increasing concern. Here, photogravitactic MXene-derived microrobots are programmed to trap nanoplastics in the layered structure and magnetically transfer them to low-cost electrodes for further detection.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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