Collective buoyancy-driven dynamics in swarming enzymatic nanomotors.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 29 02 2024
accepted: 15 10 2024
medline: 30 10 2024
pubmed: 30 10 2024
entrez: 30 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Enzymatic nanomotors harvest kinetic energy through the catalysis of chemical fuels. When a drop containing nanomotors is placed in a fuel-rich environment, they assemble into ordered groups and exhibit intriguing collective behaviour akin to the bioconvection of aerobic microorganismal suspensions. This collective behaviour presents numerous advantages compared to individual nanomotors, including expanded coverage and prolonged propulsion duration. However, the physical mechanisms underlying the collective motion have yet to be fully elucidated. Our study investigates the formation of enzymatic swarms using experimental analysis and computational modelling. We show that the directional movement of enzymatic nanomotor swarms is due to their solutal buoyancy. We investigate various factors that impact the movement of nanomotor swarms, such as particle concentration, fuel concentration, fuel viscosity, and vertical confinement. We examine the effects of these factors on swarm self-organization to gain a deeper understanding. In addition, the urease catalysis reaction produces ammonia and carbon dioxide, accelerating the directional movement of active swarms in urea compared with passive ones in the same conditions. The numerical analysis agrees with the experimental findings. Our findings are crucial for the potential biomedical applications of enzymatic nanomotor swarms, ranging from enhanced diffusion in bio-fluids and targeted delivery to cancer therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39472587
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53664-w
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-53664-w
doi:

Substances chimiques

Urease EC 3.5.1.5
Carbon Dioxide 142M471B3J
Ammonia 7664-41-7

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

9315

Subventions

Organisme : EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council)
ID : 866348
Organisme : Departament d'Innovació, Universitats i Empresa, Generalitat de Catalunya (Department of Innovation, Education and Enterprise, Government of Catalonia)
ID : 2021 SGR 01606
Organisme : Departament d'Innovació, Universitats i Empresa, Generalitat de Catalunya (Department of Innovation, Education and Enterprise, Government of Catalonia)
ID : 2023 FI-1 00654
Organisme : Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación)
ID : CEX2018-000789-S

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Shuqin Chen (S)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.
Faculty of Physics, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona, Spain.

Xander Peetroons (X)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.

Anna C Bakenecker (AC)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.

Florencia Lezcano (F)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.

Igor S Aranson (IS)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. isa12@psu.edu.
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. isa12@psu.edu.
Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. isa12@psu.edu.

Samuel Sánchez (S)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain. ssanchez@ibecbarcelona.eu.
Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain. ssanchez@ibecbarcelona.eu.

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