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Here, we report a mucin-mediated green synthesis of a gold\/maghemite heterostructured nanoparticle system. X-ray diffraction confirmed the formation of spinel \u03b3-Fe2O3 and face-centered-cubic Au, with crystallite sizes of 4.6 \u00b1 0.8 and 25.7 \u00b1 4.3 nm, respectively. STEM\u2013EDS revealed Au-rich nanoparticles distributed on the \u03b3-Fe2O3\u2013mucin scaffold, while XPS confirmed metallic Au0 and Fe3+ characteristic of maghemite. Valence-band analysis indicated the formation of a Schottky-type Au\/\u03b3-Fe2O3 junction. The resulting millimeter-scale beads exhibited a soft magnetic response with a saturation magnetization of approximately 10.8 emu g\u20131, enabling magnetic steering and recovery. While dispersed nanoparticles achieved \u223c90% pollutant degradation, the beads maintained \u223c75% efficiency within 80 min under visible-light irradiation and exhibited enhanced stability across multiple cycles. After three photocatalytic cycles, the beads retained approximately 65% degradation efficiency, compared with approximately 53% for the dispersed catalyst. Finally, we demonstrate magnetically guided swarms of these beads for active remediation using only natural light. This work establishes a versatile platform for magnetically addressable, bio-templated soft robots capable of sustainable, reusable water treatment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1021\/acsami.6c11024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T21:02:36Z","timestamp":1790197356000},"page":"53315-53326","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bio-Templated Ultra-Sensitive Magneto-Plasmonic Photocatalytic Particles Integrated into Soft Robotics"],"prefix":"10.1021","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Stav Studnik","family":"Nagar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]},{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-6123-8714","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ido","family":"Rachbuch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3424-6183","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Pini","family":"Shekhter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Herman","family":"Haustein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7999-2919","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Gilad","family":"Yossifon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1367-7267","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Shachar","family":"Richter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]},{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]},{"name":"Tel Aviv University , , ,","place":["Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"316","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"2026100711081558900_cit1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"612","DOI":"10.3390\/membranes13060612","article-title":"Challenges and Solutions for Global Water Scarcity","volume":"13","author":"Shemer","year":"2023","journal-title":"Membranes"},{"key":"2026100711081558900_cit2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"553","DOI":"10.1016\/j.watres.2018.11.062","article-title":"Gravity-Driven Membrane Filtration for Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Review","volume":"149","author":"Pronk","year":"2019","journal-title":"Water Res."},{"issue":"1","key":"2026100711081558900_cit3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"52","DOI":"10.3390\/catal9010052","article-title":"A Review on the Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Water Purification","volume":"9","author":"Bedia","year":"2019","journal-title":"Catalysts"},{"issue":"5","key":"2026100711081558900_cit4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4193","DOI":"10.1021\/acsnano.2c12314","article-title":"Active Site Engineering on Plasmonic Nanostructures for Efficient Photocatalysis","volume":"17","author":"Jiang","year":"2023","journal-title":"ACS Nano"},{"key":"2026100711081558900_cit5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"9085","DOI":"10.1021\/acsanm.3c01671","article-title":"Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis Based on Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Energy and Environmental Solutions: A Review","volume":"6","author":"Amirjani","year":"2023","journal-title":"ACS Appl. 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