{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,27]],"date-time":"2026-08-27T17:27:48Z","timestamp":1787851668415,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":39,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-017"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-037"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-012"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-029"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,12,1]],"date-time":"2026-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1796083200000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-004"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100004607","name":"Guangxi Natural Science Foundation","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["2026GXNSFAA00641180"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["2026GXNSFAA00641180"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100004607","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100004608","name":"Jiangsu Province Natural Science Foundation","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["BK20243057"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["BK20243057"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100004608","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001809","name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["52103315"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["52103315"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001809","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Colloid and Interface Science"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]],"date-time":"2026-07-28T15:35:43Z","timestamp":1785252943000},"page":"141240","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"special_numbering":"P3","title":["A thermal switch-activated variable-speed nanorobot with efficient removal of aqueous heavy metal ions"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"724","author":[{"given":"Wei","family":"Wei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenwei","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huiping","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Fang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanan","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fengming","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"issue":"16","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15254","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.3c01942","article-title":"Stimuli-responsive functional micro\u2212\/nanorobots: a review","volume":"17","author":"Zhou","year":"2023","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"issue":"18","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"9190","DOI":"10.1039\/D3CS00777D","article-title":"Advanced materials for micro\/nanorobotics","volume":"53","author":"Kim","year":"2024","journal-title":"Chem. Soc. Rev."},{"issue":"37","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0015","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2503970","DOI":"10.1002\/adfm.202503970","article-title":"One-end-opened yolk\u2013shell copper single-atom microrobots for enhanced penetration and eradication of bacterial biofilms","volume":"35","author":"Guo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Adv. Funct. Mater."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0020","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.trac.2023.117439","article-title":"Exploration of the applications of micro\/nanomotors-based smart devices in solid-phase extraction techniques","volume":"170","author":"Jagirani","year":"2024","journal-title":"Trends Anal. Chem."},{"issue":"9","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0025","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8411","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.4c12726","article-title":"Micro- and nanomotors: engineered tools for targeted and efficient biomedicine","volume":"19","author":"Ruiz-Gonz\u00e1lez","year":"2025","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0030","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1038\/s44222-023-00025-9","article-title":"Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification","volume":"1","author":"Urso","year":"2023","journal-title":"Nat. Rev. Bioeng."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"64","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2024.06.237","article-title":"Polymer colloidal motors with photodynamic-regulated propulsion","volume":"675","author":"Li","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. Colloid Interface Sci."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0040","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cej.2025.167728","article-title":"Photothermal-driven micromotor for enhanced lithium extraction from salt-lake brines","volume":"522","author":"Ding","year":"2025","journal-title":"Chem. Eng. J."},{"issue":"10","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8906","DOI":"10.1021\/jacs.5c00482","article-title":"Photothermal cavitation-driven micromotor to penetrate cell membrane","volume":"147","author":"Zeng","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Am. Chem. Soc."},{"issue":"10","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0050","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1271","DOI":"10.1021\/accountsmr.5c00191","article-title":"Hollow structures in micro\/nanomotors: design principles, propulsion mechanisms, and functional applications","volume":"6","author":"Liu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Acc. Mater. Res."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0055","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.seppur.2025.133975","article-title":"Janus micro\/nanorobotic adsorbents: a smart solution for heavy metal remediation","volume":"376","author":"Li","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sep. Purif. Technol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0060","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"796","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jiec.2025.10.051","article-title":"Micromotor-based magnetic micro-solid phase extraction (\u03bcM-M\u03bc-SPE) of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from environmental samples using MOF-74 (Co)@Fe3O4 nanocomposite","volume":"157","author":"Ozalp","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. Ind. Eng. Chem."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0065","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.seppur.2024.129837","article-title":"Sequential super-assembled nanomotor adsorbents for NIR light-powered blood lead removal","volume":"356","author":"Cai","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sep. Purif. Technol."},{"issue":"9","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0070","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"13489","DOI":"10.1021\/acsami.5c24723","article-title":"Trimodule synergistic janus mesoporous nanomotor for photothermally-enhanced chemodynamic therapy","volume":"18","author":"Ma","year":"2026","journal-title":"ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces"},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0075","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4249","DOI":"10.1021\/acsami.3c16454","article-title":"Janus micromotors for photophoretic motion and photon upconversion applications using a single near-infrared wavelength","volume":"16","author":"Mena-Giraldo","year":"2024","journal-title":"ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces"},{"issue":"43","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0080","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"37954","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.5c12737","article-title":"Biomimetic self-guiding nanomotors boost active immunotherapy","volume":"19","author":"Ye","year":"2025","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"issue":"9","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0085","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4174","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.chemmater.3c02979","article-title":"Soft micromotors with switchable motion enabled by 3D-to-3D shape reconfiguration","volume":"36","author":"Wang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Chem. Mater."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0090","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"11443","DOI":"10.1021\/acsami.4c15165","article-title":"Recent advances in micro\/nanomotor for the therapy and diagnosis of atherosclerosis","volume":"17","author":"Qin","year":"2025","journal-title":"ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces"},{"issue":"11","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0095","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5010","DOI":"10.1021\/acsanm.5c05683","article-title":"Visible-light-driven WO3\u2013silver nanoparticle micromotors with concentration-dependent propulsion for enhanced pollutant degradation","volume":"9","author":"Mi","year":"2026","journal-title":"ACS Appl. Nano Mater."},{"issue":"9","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0100","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2403033","DOI":"10.1002\/adhm.202403033","article-title":"Photothermal-driven \u03b1-amylase-modified polydopamine pot-like nanomotors for enhancing penetration and elimination of drug-resistant biofilms","volume":"14","author":"Zhai","year":"2025","journal-title":"Adv. Healthc. Mater."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0105","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6365","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.5c15117","article-title":"Next-generation nanomotors: a biomedical platform for precision tumor targeting and treatment","volume":"20","author":"Zhang","year":"2026","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"issue":"12","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0110","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2772","DOI":"10.1039\/D4MH00114A","article-title":"Intelligent micro\/nanorobots based on biotemplates","volume":"11","author":"Chen","year":"2024","journal-title":"Mater. Horiz."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0115","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"495","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.inorgchem.4c05059","article-title":"Enhanced photothermal\/immunotherapy under NIR irradiation based on hollow mesoporous responsive nanomotor","volume":"64","author":"Li","year":"2025","journal-title":"Inorg. Chem."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0120","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rinp.2025.108529","article-title":"Plasmomechanical actuation at the nanoscale activated by NIR radiation","volume":"79","author":"Maram","year":"2025","journal-title":"Results Phys."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0125","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4431","DOI":"10.1021\/acsapm.3c02917","article-title":"Enhancing thermal conductivity of thermal interface materials through aligned liquid metal pillars: a promising strategy","volume":"6","author":"Zhao","year":"2024","journal-title":"ACS Appl. Polym. Mater."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0130","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.carbon.2024.119659","article-title":"Graphene self-powered micro\/nano-robots from fascinating research samples to commercial products: energy supply mechanisms and bio-sensing applications","volume":"230","author":"Ebrahimi","year":"2024","journal-title":"Carbon"},{"issue":"13","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0135","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2000393","DOI":"10.1002\/advs.202000393","article-title":"Shaping nanoparticles for interface catalysis: concave hollow spheres via deflation\u2013inflation asymmetric growth","volume":"7","author":"Yu","year":"2020","journal-title":"Adv. Sci."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0140","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2418","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chempr.2024.03.022","article-title":"Curved plane increases the d vacancy population of Pd for green production of cyclohexanone","volume":"10","author":"Yang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Chem"},{"issue":"14","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0145","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"14568","DOI":"10.1007\/s11665-024-10184-4","article-title":"Thermal properties of 1-tetradecanol\/polyvinyl butyral composite phase change materials with expanded graphite for latent heat storage","volume":"34","author":"Wang","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Mater. Eng. Perform."},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0150","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19020371","article-title":"A 1-tetradecanol-1, 10-decanediol binary eutectic mixture\/expanded graphite composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage","volume":"19","author":"Yi","year":"2026","journal-title":"Materials"},{"issue":"17","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0155","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"11300","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.4c00533","article-title":"Phase change nanocapsules enabling dual-mode thermal management for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries","volume":"18","author":"Geng","year":"2024","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0160","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4005","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmrt.2023.10.226","article-title":"Investigation of 1-tetradecanol with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes as pcm for high-density thermal energy storage","volume":"27","author":"Ayaz","year":"2023","journal-title":"J. Mater. Res. Technol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0165","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2024.02.072","article-title":"Nitrogen-oxygen co-doped carbon@silica hollow spheres as encapsulated Pd nanoreactors for acetylene dialkoxycarbonylation","volume":"662","author":"Huang","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. Colloid Interface Sci."},{"issue":"5","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0170","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3452","DOI":"10.1039\/D4TA06763K","article-title":"Aminophenol\u2013formaldehyde particles containing hydrophilic benzenoid-amine for a highly efficient solar-thermal water harvester","volume":"13","author":"Yu","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Mater. Chem. A"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0175","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1372","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.langmuir.5c05411","article-title":"Polydopamine-modified bacterial cellulose aerogels for efficient elimination and recovery of Cr(VI): performance and mechanism","volume":"42","author":"Wang","year":"2026","journal-title":"Langmuir"},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0180","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jece.2025.120511","article-title":"Interface regulation of magnetic polydopamine with dithiocarbamate achieved simultaneous removal of ciprofloxacin, chromium (VI), copper (II) from complex wastewater: insights into interaction patterns and underlying mechanisms","volume":"13","author":"Chen","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Environ. Chem. Eng."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0185","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-024-78830-4","article-title":"Performance, isotherm, kinetics and mechanism of simultaneous removal of Cr(VI), Cu(II) and F ions by CeO2\u2013MgO binary oxide nanomaterials","volume":"15","author":"Zaidi","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sci. Rep."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0190","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.seppur.2024.131055","article-title":"Tailoring of a chitosan-based adsorbent with target-specific sites for efficient adsorption-reduction of chromium ion pollutant","volume":"360","author":"Peng","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sep. Purif. Technol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240_bb0195","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.talanta.2025.128072","article-title":"A novel nanomotor (ZIF-L(co)\/WSe2 nanocomposite) for nanomotor motion-based dispersive micro-solid phase extraction (NM-d-\u03bcSPE) of gold and palladium","volume":"293","author":"Hassan Ahmed","year":"2025","journal-title":"Talanta"}],"container-title":["Journal of Colloid and Interface Science"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0021979726014177?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0021979726014177?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,27]],"date-time":"2026-08-27T17:03:37Z","timestamp":1787850217000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0021979726014177"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]},"references-count":39,"alternative-id":["S0021979726014177"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240","relation":{},"ISSN":["0021-9797"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0021-9797","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"A thermal switch-activated variable-speed nanorobot with efficient removal of aqueous heavy metal ions","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcis.2026.141240","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}],"article-number":"141240"}}