Results of this MSCA are reported in the following publications. All the work is published in an open-access way, which allows all the academic and non-academic readers to have access to them.
(1) Peer-reviewed research work, which is published in . This work develops rGO/ZnO/BiOI/Co-Pi/Pt micromotors with tubular and arc geometric shapes via a template-assisted electrochemical deposition method. BiOI with the nanosheet morphology is the core material of micromotors, which is a visible-light-excited photocatalyst. The elaborately designed heterostructure helps to promote the charge separation and transport capacity of BiOI. Each micromotor exhibits vigorous stirring-like movement for self-propulsion, leading to enhanced photocatalytic dynamics for organic pollutant degradation (using Rhodamine 6G as
the dye pollutant model).
(2) Peer-reviewed review work, which is published in . This review summarized the latest progress in synthetic micromotors for treating stomach/intestinal diseases, especially via drug delivery. This review work could provide experimental and theoretical instructions for the removal of microorganisms (e.g. E. coli) in polluted water.
(3) Peer-reviewed review work, which is published in . This review gives an overview of biohybrid micromotors from the integration of biological components with artificial components and their multiple biomedical applications in targeted drug delivery, single-cell manipulation, cell microsurgery, and so on. This work exhibits a completely novel design concept to construct micromotors, which will provide material design guidelines for the next-generation micromotors, especially those with the aim to remove microorganism pollutants in the water body.
For the exploitation and dissemination of results, the Fellow has participated in 3 experimental training activities, 8 international conferences, and 8 workshops. Among them, the training at the beamline of Materials Science in the Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy) for a week is a very special and precious experience since she not only acquired the basic knowledge of the generation and utilization of radiation but also had the access to the advanced characterization equipment. Experimental operation and data analysis were conducted to offer a deep understanding of such a cutting-edge technology via measuring UPS and XPS with high energy resolution and tunable excitation energy, resonant photoemission (RPES), and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopies. She provided supervision and mentoring for early career researchers and participated in the Ph.D. recruitment conference of UCT Prague. She is also a member of the American Chemical Society. Furthermore, she has applied for 6 Grants, including Junior Star 2022 from the Czech Science Foundation, the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Program for Distinguished Young Scholars from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc.
