Flow-Active Liquid Marbles as Microreactors for Photocatalytic Micromotors.

ABSTRACT: Self-propelled micromotors have shown promise for applications in environmental remediation, sensing, and biomedicine. However, assessing their performance in realistic, 3D microenvironments with dynamic boundaries and complex topography remains a key challenge. Achieving controlled motion and enhanced reactivity under such confinement is critical for both technological applications and fundamental studies on active matter. Here, the integration of light-driven micromotors with liquid marbles is presented, which are gas-permeable droplets encased by hydrophobic particles that act as dynamic, flow-active microreactors. By tuning the coverage of the particulate shell, partially covered liquid marbles are developed that exhibit robust evaporation-induced flows, increasing the average micromot

SUBMITTER: Martinez AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12571213 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature