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Paula Mayorga-Burrezo¹, Carmen C Mayorga-Martinez², Martin Kuchař^3,4

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Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Materials Science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Growing consumption of drugs of abuse leads to environmental contamination.
Conventional wastewater treatment plants are ineffective at removing these drug pollutants.
Development of novel remediation strategies is urgently needed.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate microrobots for the on-the-fly removal of illicit drugs from water.
To investigate the efficacy of hybrid urchin-like hematite microparticles functionalized with cyclodextrin.
To demonstrate the advantages of magnetically powered microrobot navigation for enhanced pollutant capture.

Main Methods:

Preparation of hybrid urchin-like hematite (α-Fe2O3) microparticles loaded with magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles.
Surface functionalization of microparticles with β-cyclodextrin (CD) molecules.
Testing of magnetically guided, CD-modified microrobots (mag-CD microrobots) for methamphetamine (MA) removal from water.

Main Results:

Successfully synthesized mag-CD microrobots capable of encapsulating MA.
Demonstrated significantly enhanced capture of MA by active, magnetically powered microrobots compared to static particles.
Highlighted the role of externally controlled magnetic navigation in improving mass transfer for pollutant removal.

Conclusions:

Externally controlled magnetic navigation in microrobots enhances mass transfer efficiency for pollutant removal.
Hybrid mag-CD microrobots represent a versatile and efficient strategy for cleaning polluted waters.
This approach offers a promising solution for addressing the environmental threat posed by drug abuse.