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  • 1Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain.

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Researchers integrated light-driven micromotors with liquid marbles, creating dynamic microreactors. This approach enhanced micromotor speed and control in complex environments, advancing active matter studies and applications.

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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Microfluidics

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  • Self-propelled micromotors show potential in environmental remediation, sensing, and biomedicine.
  • Assessing micromotor performance in complex 3D microenvironments with dynamic boundaries is challenging.
  • Controlled motion and enhanced reactivity are crucial for micromotor applications and active matter research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To integrate light-driven micromotors with liquid marbles for enhanced performance in confined environments.
  • To develop dynamic, flow-active microreactors using liquid marbles for micromotor studies.
  • To investigate the effects of liquid marble confinement on micromotor velocity, dispersion, and catalytic reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of light-driven micromotors with liquid marbles (gas-permeable droplets encased by hydrophobic particles).
Keywords:
active matterliquid marblesmarangoni flowphotocatalysisself‐propelled micromotors

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  • Tuning particulate shell coverage to create partially covered liquid marbles with tunable properties.
  • Utilizing evaporation-induced flows and photocatalytic self-propulsion for micromotor control and enhancement.
  • Employing optical transparency for studying active particles and confined catalytic reactions.

    • Main Results:

    • Partially covered liquid marbles exhibited robust evaporation-induced flows, increasing average micromotor velocity threefold compared to sessile droplets.
    • Photocatalytic self-propulsion under illumination provided an additional velocity component and promoted micromotor dispersion.
    • Combined flows enhanced mass transfer, guiding micromotor accumulation and transport within the liquid marbles.
    • Liquid marbles served as optically transparent, soft-confinement platforms for studying active particles and reactions.

    Conclusions:

    • The integration of light-driven micromotors with liquid marbles offers a promising platform for advanced micro-applications.
    • Liquid marbles act as effective microreactors, enhancing micromotor performance and enabling controlled catalytic reactions.
    • This approach facilitates fundamental studies of active matter in dynamic, confined environments.