Interactions Between Active Matters and Endogenous Fields.

Jinwei Lin, Qiaoxin Guan, Jiangqi Feng, Shuqin Chen, Leilei Xu, Jianguo Guan, Samuel Sánchez

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Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Interactions Between Active Matters and Endogenous Fields.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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7 authors.

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

Qiaoxin GuanState Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.

Jiangqi FengDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.

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

Leilei XuState Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.

Jianguo GuanState Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.

Samuel SánchezInstitute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri i Reixac, 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5845-8941

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación CEX2018-000789-SCentro de Excelencia Severo OchoaChina Scholarship CouncilCultivation Program of Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology GHY2023KF013European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programGeneralitat de CatalunyaInnovation Team in Key Areas of the Innovation Talent Promotion Plan (2021) of MOST, ChinaNational Key R&D Program of China 2021YFA1200083National Natural Science Foundation of China 21975195Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca del Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2021 SGR 01606

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Active matter, encompassing both natural and artificial systems, utilizes environmental energy to sustain autonomous motion, exhibiting unique non-equilibrium behaviors. Artificial active matter (AAM), such as nano/micromotors, holds transformative potential in precision medicine by enhancing drug delivery and enabling targeted therapeutic interventions. Under the demand for increasing intelligence in AAM, controlling their non-equilibrium processes within complex in vivo environments presents significant challenges. Endogenous fields-biological fields generated within living systems-play a pivotal role in guiding natural active matter's (NAM) directional migration and collective transformations, offering a strategy for in vivo control of non-equilibrium systems. Research in NAMs-inspired AAMs spans biology, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and physics, yet communication barriers among disciplines often impede progress. This review seeks to bridge these gaps by summarizing the key characteristics of chemical and physical endogenous fields in biological contexts such as tumors, wounds, and inflammation. It explores how natural and artificial active matter sense, transmit, and execute responses to these fields, and discusses how insights from natural systems can inform the design of synthetic counterparts. Potential issues and prospects of this research direction are also discussed. It is hoped that this review fosters interdisciplinary collaborations and propels the development of intelligent active matter for biomedical applications.

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NanotechnologyAnimalsHumansPrecision Medicineactive mattercollective behaviorendogenous fieldsnanomotors

Identifiers

PMID40916206

DOI10.1002/adma.202503091

PMCPMC12617066

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