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On-Demand Remote Control of Nanomotor Movement

Detailed Technology Description: UC San Diego researchers have developed methods for controlling the motion of artificial nanomotors. The invention pertains to on-demand remote control of the motion of catalytic, fuel-driven nanomotors in connection with external stimuli. For example, placing a microelectrode near the nanomotors and applying an electrochemical or thermal pulse turns the nanomotor on or off repeatedly. Further, on-demand control of nanomotor speed is achieved by controlling the temperature or potential during the thermal or electrochemical pulse, respectively. A network of microelectrodes can be used to control the speed and direction of the nanomotors along their path. In another example, the motion of bimetal nanowire motors (e.g., Au-Pt) is controlled by the presence of specific ions (e.g., trace Ag(I)) through a chemical-sensing mechanism. The invention is broad and can be applied to different types of nanomotors and different motion patterns.

Supplementary Information: Patent Number: US20130084569A1
Application Number: US13637645A
Inventor: Wang, Joseph | Wu, Jie | Balasubramanian, Shankar | Kagan, Daniel | Manesh, Kalayil Manian
Priority Date: 26 Mar 2010
Priority Number: US20130084569A1
Application Date: 11 Dec 2012
Publication Date: 4 Apr 2013
IPC Current: C12Q000168 | C07K001714 | C12N0015115 | G01N0033558 | G01N003358
US Class: 43500611 | 43500613 | 4350079 | 435188 | 436501 | 5303913 | 53602431 | 977726 | 977773 | 977920
Title: NANOMOTORS AND MOTION-BASED DETECTION OF BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
Usefulness: NANOMOTORS AND MOTION-BASED DETECTION OF BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
Summary: The method is useful for detecting biomolecular interactions used for detecting biological targets, preferably cancer biomarkers.
Novelty: Detecting biomolecular interactions useful for detecting biological targets e.g. cancer biomarkers, involves functionalizing nanomachine with capture probe, and detecting presence of biological targets

Industry: Disease Diagnostic/Treatment

Sub Category: Cancer/Tumor

Application No.: 9868991

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Intellectual Property Info

This technology has a patent pending and is available for sponsorship and/or licensing.

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Tech ID/UC Case

20774/2010-003-0

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*Abstract: The use of synthetic nanomotors to power nanomachines and nanofactories is an important challenge in nanotechnology. Designing and building new and powerful nanoscale motors and propulsion modes is the first aspect of the challenge. Second is the need to steer nanomachines along a given direction and towards a specified destination. Precise motion control is essential to meeting the demands of future nanomotor applications, e.g., nanoscale drug delivery, assembly, and patterning. Nanomotor navigation is particularly challenging because of the combined conditions of Brownian motion and low Reynolds numbers.

*IP Issue Date: Jan 16, 2018

*Principal Investigator: Name: Joseph Wang
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Country/Region: USA

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