Founding Director of NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute. Brisbane, Australia

Profile

Professor Alexander A. Solovev is a materials scientist working on functional micro- and nanosystems: strain-engineered nanomembranes, catalytic and magnetic micro/nanomachines, microfluidics, biosensing and clean-energy microsystems. He is Founding Director of NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute in Brisbane and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of SciViD. From 2015 to 2024 he was a tenured Professor of Materials Science at Fudan University, Shanghai.

His doctoral research at IFW Dresden, in Professor Oliver G. Schmidt's group, developed rolled-up catalytic microtubes into self-propelled microjet engines (first author, Small, 2009). The IFW Dresden team's 600 nm jet engine received Guinness World Records recognition as the world's smallest man-made jet engine.

Record: 75 publications, including journal articles, reviews, book chapters, conference papers and one technical report; more than 6,800 citations, an h-index of 36 and an i10-index of 58 (Google Scholar, October 2026); 22 publications as corresponding author; six Principal Investigator awards totalling RMB 4.75 million (approximately AUD 1.0 million); one granted Chinese patent and one published patent application; three completed PhD and two completed master's supervisions; seven academic years teaching the full-semester course Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip at Fudan University; more than 30 invited presentations; peer review for more than 50 journals and for national and international funding schemes.

Email: director@nanotriz.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-3102

Curriculum vitae (PDF): https://www.nanotriz.com/_files/ugd/60245b_901ad40058a5443c8e7749b270916b87.pdf

Appointments

Jan 2025–present · Founding Director, NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, Brisbane, Australia

Nov–Dec 2024 · Visiting Academic, ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology, University of Queensland (host: Prof. Warwick Bowen)

Sep 2015–Feb 2024 · Professor (tenured), Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Apr–Jul 2017 · Visiting Scholar, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, USA (host: Prof. David A. Weitz)

Mar–Aug 2015 · Postdoctoral Fellow, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto (Prof. Geoffrey Ozin)

Aug 2013–Dec 2014 · Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart (Prof. Peer Fischer)

Aug 2011–Aug 2013 · Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich (Prof. Katharina Krischer)

Feb 2007–Jun 2011 · Doctoral researcher, IFW Dresden (Prof. Oliver G. Schmidt)

Education

2012 · PhD in Physical Chemistry, magna cum laude, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. Doctoral research at IFW Dresden and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart; supervisor Prof. Oliver G. Schmidt.

2006 · MSc in Engineering Physics, Technical University of Munich, Walter Schottky Institute; supervisors Prof. G. Abstreiter and Prof. M. Tornow.

2004 · Exchange study in chemistry, Columbia University (Prof. George Flynn) and Princeton University (Prof. Jeffrey Schwartz).

2003 · Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Kyrgyzstan.

Teaching

His teaching emphasises conceptual understanding and research-based learning: students work with primary literature, open-ended problems, simulations and experimental projects. Recent courses add responsible use of AI for literature analysis, evidence verification and scientific writing, with human responsibility for interpretation and conclusions.

• Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip, full-semester course, Fudan University, 2016–2023 (seven academic years): microscale transport, droplet and capsule technologies, microfabrication, and diagnostic, biomedical and environmental applications.

• Curriculum development under the “Double First-Class” framework, Fudan University, 2016–2023.

• Materials in Life, four-week international intensive course, Fudan International Summer Session, 2016 and 2018: biomaterials, smart materials and technologies for health, energy and the environment.

• Self-Organization in Physical Science: Patterns, Chaos and Rhythms, seminar series, Technical University of Munich, 2012.

• Nanomachines: Self-Propelled Catalytic Nanomotors, laboratory instruction on catalytic tubular micro/nanomotors, IFW Dresden, 2009–2011.

• Physics and mathematics, private tutoring, Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2003.

• NanoTRIZ Research Scholar Program, Founder and Program Lead, 2025–present: a remote, non-accredited research-enrichment programme in research planning, literature analysis, responsible AI use and scientific writing; more than 350 expressions of interest received.

Supervision and trainees

Three PhD and two master's students completed their degrees under his supervision at Fudan University. His supervision group received Fudan's Graduate Student Supervisor “Best 10 Groups” Award in 2021.

Hong Zhu, PhD, 2022. Thesis: Novel hydrogel materials and their motility characteristics for miniaturized robots. Distinctions: Outstanding Graduate Student (2021); Shanghai MindMotion Scholarship (2021); Chinese Government Scholarship for Visiting PhD Study (2020); First Prize, 6th “Pan-Sea Cup” Innovation Competition (2020); Silver Award, 12th “Challenge Cup” Business Plan Competition (2020).

Jinrun Liu, PhD, 2022. Thesis: Microfluidic-based fabrication of microstructures and applications in transformable microrobots. Distinctions: First-Class Scholarship (2018); Second-Class Scholarship (2020).

Summayah Naeem, PhD, 2021. Thesis: Mechanism and optimization of catalytic micromotors made of inorganic nanomembranes. Distinction: Chinese Government Scholarship for graduate study.

Hong Chen, MSc, 2021. Thesis: Microfluidic fabrication of structural-coloured microbubbles and their coloration mechanism. Distinctions: First-Class Scholarship (2018); Second-Class Scholarship (2020).

Xiaojie Shi, MSc, 2021. Thesis: A strain-engineered helical structure as a self-adaptive magnetic microswimmer. Distinction: Outstanding Graduate Student, Fudan University.

Former postdoctoral researchers and group members include Dr Vladimir Bolaños (Senior Engineer, Infineon Technologies, Germany), Dr Jawayria Mujtaba (Associate Professor, Anhui Normal University, China), Walther Shen (subsequently Northwestern University, USA) and Wei Chenyun (subsequently Cornell University, USA).

Honours and distinctions

2021 · Graduate Student Supervisor “Best 10 Groups” Award, Fudan University, China

2021 · Certificate of Honor, faculty mentor of the Top Ten “Three-Good” Graduate Student Team (Materials Science doctoral team), Fudan University, China

2018 · Emerging Leader Award, IOP Publishing / Institute of Physics, UK

2016 · Shanghai “Dawn Program” Award, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, China

2016 · Formal acknowledgement for contribution to international expert exchange, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China

2015 · Award for High-Level Foreign Experts, P. R. China Talent Program for International Scientists, Central Government of the P. R. China

2015 · Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany (awarded; not taken up in favour of the Fudan professorship)

2012 · STIBET–DAAD Prize for International Scholars, Technical University of Munich / DAAD, Germany

2011 · Guinness World Records recognition for the world's smallest man-made jet engine, a 600 nm catalytic microjet developed by the IFW Dresden team (Guinness World Records 2012 edition)

2010 · DECHEMA Honourable Mention, Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Germany

2009 · Finalist, DSM Science & Technology Award, DSM, Zürich, Switzerland

2001 · First Place, National Students' Olympiad in Theoretical Mechanics, Kyrgyzstan

Editorial and professional service

• Founder and Editor-in-Chief, SciViD (2025–present): editorial strategy, peer-review framework and author guidance for video-based scientific articles, with emphasis on experimental transparency and reproducibility.

• Guest Editor, Micromachines (MDPI), special issue “Dream Nanomachines”, 2020–2021.

• Peer reviewer for more than 50 journals, including Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, Small, Nanoscale, Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Progress in Materials Science, Materials Today, Accounts of Materials Research, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Catalysis, Langmuir, Applied Physics Letters, Lab on a Chip, Soft Matter, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Scientific Reports and Micromachines.

• Proposal reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the BRICS STI Framework Programme and DAAD-related programmes.

Selected invited talks and conference roles

He has given more than 30 invited presentations. Conference roles include invited speaker and Plenary Session Chair at IEEE MARSS 2023 (Abu Dhabi) and co-organiser of the “Celebration of 10 Years Nanorockets Research” workshop at Fudan University (2019).

2026 · Keynote, Porous Materials Workshop 2026, Chiang Mai University, Thailand: “Strain-engineered thin films: nanomembranes and nanomachines”

2024 · Invited seminar, University of Melbourne: “Breaking down barriers among disciplines: from nanotech records to global academic networks”

2023 · Invited speaker and Plenary Session Chair, IEEE MARSS 2023, Abu Dhabi: “High-performance hydrogen peroxide fuel cells”

2022 · International Conference on Frontier Materials, Zhuhai, China: “Perspectives on chemical machines, robots and computers”

2020 · Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: “Man-made nanomachines: discovery and applications”

2019 · Hefei University, China: “Man-made nano- and micromachines”

2019 · The University of Hong Kong: “Man-made micro- and nanomachines”

2019 · The Chinese University of Hong Kong: “Nanoparticle-shelled microbubbles”

2019 · 2nd International Conference on Nanomotors, Harbin, China: “Catalytic nanomotors: man-made nanomachines”

2018 · 7th China Soft Matter Day, Chengdu: “Nanoparticle-shelled bubbles and hydrogel microcapsules for dynamic materials”

2018 · Soochow University, China: “Man-made nanomachines: history and applications”

2017 · 1st International Conference of Nanomachines, Wuhan, China: “The smallest man-made nanomotor”

2016 · Conference of Higher Education, Shaanxi Province, China: “How do Chinese universities become leading without losing their national characteristics?”

2016 · Micro- and Nanomotors Workshop, Shenzhen, China: “Biocompatible microengines for bio-applications”

2015 · ChiNANO Conference, Suzhou, China: “Self-propelled nanojets for cargo delivery”

2015 · AVS International Shanghai Conference: “Man-made micro- and nanomachines”

2015 · University of Toronto: “The reversed fuel cell: converting carbon dioxide into fuels”

2014 · Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart: “Nanomotors for interdisciplinary research”

2014 · Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia: “Shapeable nanomembranes: concepts and perspectives of a 3D nanoworld”

2013 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “The smallest man-made jet engine”

2011 · Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich: “Catalytic nanojet engines in applications for nanotechnology”

2011 · Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried: “Synthetic catalytic nanomachines”

2011 · Technical University of Munich: “Catalytic microjet engines”

2008 · Award presentation, DSM Science & Technology Awards, Switzerland: “Self-assembled microjet engines”

2004 · Columbia University: “Biofunctionalized thin-film SOI transistors for DNA biosensing applications”

Institutional, policy and public engagement

2026 · Submission No. 151 to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Parliament of Australia, inquiry into the value of skilled migration, on post-arrival utilisation of internationally recruited scientific talent (published October 2026)

2025 · Proposal for a Brisbane innovation hub in microfluidics and droplet technology; formally acknowledged by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane and referred to Brisbane Economic Development Agency

2023 · Invited expert commentator on Chinese national television on clean-energy innovation and CO₂ conversion

2021 · Coordinating role in establishing the Fudan–Skoltech Memorandum of Understanding

2019 · Strategic academic-cooperation discussion with the leadership of Hefei University, China

2018 · Participant, official Shanghai briefing on international development and science and technology cooperation

2016–2018 · Nanotechnology commercialisation engagement, Jiangsu–Ontario Nanotech Innovation Center / Suzhou Industrial Park

2016 · Invited scientific delegate, meeting with Premier Li Keqiang, Great Hall of the People, Beijing

2016 · Invited foreign expert, meeting with the Mayor of Shanghai

2013 · Invited visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through the MIT–Skoltech Initiative

Books, media and memberships

Books and guides

• Strain-Tunable Nanomembranes and Their Applications. Wiley-VCH; manuscript in preparation under contract.

• Academic Career Guide: A Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Independently published, Kindle edition, 2022.

• Publishing an Academic Review Paper: Scientists' Strategies for Effective Publishing. Independently published, Kindle edition, 2022.

Media coverage: The Guinness-recognised microjet was covered by an IFW Dresden / idw press release (“Guinness-Rekord: Kleinster Düsenantrieb der Welt”) and by Nanowerk, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Pro-Physik, Scinexx, Zeit Wissen, Welt.de, Bild and derStandard.at. Related work featured in Nanowerk Spotlight (catalytic microstriders; tubular catalytic microbots) and on the RSC Nanoscale blog (rolled-up magnetic microdrillers).

Memberships: 

Full Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (2026–present); 

Full Member, Harvard Club of Australia (2026–present).

Research focus

His research treats geometry, built-in strain, interfaces, catalysis and external fields as design variables, alongside chemical composition, for controlling motion, transport, sensing and energy conversion at the micro- and nanoscale.

Strain-engineered nanomembranes. Built-in stress in thin films is used to roll patterned planar multilayers into microtubes, helices and other three-dimensional architectures. These structures offer mechanically, optically, electrically and magnetically tunable functions that equivalent planar films do not.

Catalytic and magnetic micro/nanomachines. At IFW Dresden he co-developed catalytic microtubular jet engines propelled by oxygen bubbles from hydrogen-peroxide decomposition. First-author follow-up work added magnetic guidance for transporting and assembling micro-objects, light control of propulsion, micro-striders at the air–liquid interface, self-propelled nanotools and collective motor behaviour. These systems became experimental platforms for active matter and far-from-equilibrium physics.

Microfluidics and soft matter. As a Visiting Scholar in Professor David A. Weitz's group at Harvard SEAS (2017) and at Fudan, he used droplet microfluidics to produce pH-responsive hydrogel capsules, catalyst-containing hydrogel micromotors, photocatalytic microcapsules for water cleaning and nanoparticle-shelled catalytic bubbles.

Energy, sensing and biomedical systems. His Fudan group developed membraneless hydrogen-peroxide fuel cells with three-dimensional electrodes, catalytic micropumps and hydrogel micromotors. Collaborative work extends to theranostic microbubbles, multimodal imaging agents, ultrasound imaging of micromotors and electrochemical biosensing.

Current direction. Recent work treats catalytic micro/nanomotors as materials-based information engines, linking chemical energy conversion, sensing, feedback and information processing in non-equilibrium systems. Through NanoTRIZ he develops AI-assisted research workflows for evidence mapping, gap identification, claim verification and reproducibility.

Research interests

• Strain-engineered nanomembranes and thin films: controlled curvature, rolled-up and three-dimensional architectures, mechanically tunable materials, and reconfigurable photonic, electronic and magnetic devices.

• Catalytic and magnetic micro/nanomachines: autonomous propulsion, field-controlled navigation, cargo transport, micro-object assembly, active matter, stochastic and non-equilibrium physics, and nanomotors as information engines.

• Microfluidics, biosensing and lab-on-chip systems: droplet and capsule generation, microreactors, multiphase transport, thin-film and transistor-based biosensors, and diagnostic platforms.

• Clean-energy microsystems: membraneless hydrogen-peroxide fuel cells, three-dimensional electrodes, catalytic micropumps, electrochemical interfaces and solar fuels.

• Smart biomaterials and environmental systems: hydrogel micro/nanomotors, photocatalytic microcapsules for water purification, theranostic microbubbles and multimodal imaging particles.

• AI-assisted research and innovation: evidence mapping, identification of research gaps and contradictions, TRIZ-informed problem solving, physics-informed modelling, claim verification and reproducibility.

Current activity

Since 2025 his work has centred on NanoTRIZ, SciViD, a Wiley-VCH monograph and collaborative publications.

2026–2027 · Chair, Innovation, Academic–Industry & Partnerships Council, PorScience (Porous Materials for Advanced Applications Summit Series)

2026 · Submission No. 151, Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia (published October 2026): https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Migration/Skilledmigration/Submissions

2026 · Co-author, review on covalent organic frameworks and porous organic polymers for emulsion separation and purification, Advanced Sustainable Systems 10(9), e70644 (DOI 10.1002/adsu.70644)

2026 · Keynote speaker, Porous Materials Workshop 2026, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

2026 · Collaborative work on magnetic bubble micromotors presented at the APS Global Physics Summit (Halpern et al., abstract MAR-S64.11)

2025–present · Author, Strain-Tunable Nanomembranes and Their Applications (Wiley-VCH; manuscript under contract)

2025–present · Founder and Editor-in-Chief, SciViD, a platform for video-based scientific articles

2025–present · Founding Director, NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, Brisbane

Research funding

He secured six awards as Principal Investigator, totalling RMB 4.75 million (approximately AUD 1.0 million).

2022–2023 · National Natural Science Foundation of China, RFIS-II: High-performance membraneless hydrogen-peroxide fuel cells with three-dimensional electrodes. RMB 800,000

2021 · Fudan University “Zero to One” Program: Energy conversion based on colloidal motors in non-equilibrium conditions. RMB 100,000

2019–2021 · National Natural Science Foundation of China, International Scholar Grant: Bio-inspired multifunctional hydrogel nano/micromotors for water purification. RMB 600,000

2017–2018 · Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, “Dawn Program”: Self-powered micro-engine, rotor and pump for clean energy conversion. RMB 250,000

2015–2018 · P. R. China Talent Program for International Scientists, start-up grant. RMB 2,000,000

2015–2016 · Fudan University start-up grant. RMB 1,000,000

He also contributed as a researcher, not as Principal Investigator, to three larger collaborative projects. The amounts below are total project awards, not funds he held.

• BRICS STI Framework Programme (China, India, Russia), 2019 call: Bioactive ultrasound-driven microbubbles for theranostics; RMB 1.6 million.

• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), iC4 Cluster, 2011–2013: Integrated carbon dioxide capture, conversion and cycling; EUR 5 million.

• Volkswagen Foundation, Grant I/84 072, 2009–2011: Rolled-up integrative bioanalytic microsystems for single-cell and biological applications; EUR 6.3 million.

Earlier mobility support: DFG / Princeton University research travel grant (2005) and Columbia University visiting student grant (2004).

Patents

[1] Xu, J.; Fan, S.; Liu, X.; Zheng, X.; Ark, Y.; Solovev, A. A.; Yang, H.; He, Y. Real-time imaging and tracking methods for micromotors, and device and control method for micromotors. China Patent CN113397591B (Application No. 202110665439.6; Certificate No. 5616219), granted 2022.

[2] Solovev, A. A.; Mei, Y.; Huang, G.; Xu, K.; Zhu, F.; Chen, G. Method for improving performance of membrane-free hydrogen peroxide fuel cell by using surfactant. China Patent Application CN117438627A, filed 2023, published 2024.

Publications

75 publications, newest first. * corresponding author; # equal contribution.

2026

[1] V. Virender, I. M. Garazade, G. Khamiyeva, K. Seyidova, I. Guliyeva, A. Singh, et al., incl. A. A. Solovev. Covalently linked porous structures: COFs and POPs for advanced emulsion separation and purification. Advanced Sustainable Systems 10(9), e70644 (2026).

[2] B. Mohan*, B. Najafov, H. Wen, L. M. T. Frija, A. A. Solovev, G. Singh, A. J. L. Pombeiro, R. K. Gupta, W. Sun. Understanding synergistic bridging of MOFs in mechanical energy harvesting through triboelectric generation. Journal of Energy Chemistry 113, 1030–1047 (2026).

2025

[3] Virender, V. Pandey, G. Singh, P. K. Sharma, P. Bhatia, A. A. Solovev, B. Mohan*. Hybrid metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for various catalysis applications. Topics in Current Chemistry 383, 3 (2025).

[4] B. Mohan, Mehak, Virender, A. Kumar, K. Modi, G. Singh, I. M. Garazade, et al., A. A. Solovev*. Detecting cancer biomarkers using electrochemical composite nanomaterials tools. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry 63(2), 175–194 (2025).

[5] B. Mohan, R. Kadiyan, Virender, K. Modi, G. Singh, I. M. Garazade, R. K. Gupta, et al., A. A. Solovev*. Heavy metal ions monitoring using molecular ligands: optical properties and analytical performances. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry 63(1), 1–22 (2025).

[6] J. Parikh, K. Bhatt, K. Modi, J. Sangwan, A. A. Solovev, B. Mohan. Data analysis in bioanalysis for interpretation of experimental data. In Bioanalytical Techniques: Principles and Applications, pp. 575–604 (Wiley, 2025).

2024

[7] B. Mohan*, Virender, R. K. Gupta, A. J. L. Pombeiro, A. A. Solovev, G. Singh*. Advancements in metal-organic, enzymatic, and nanocomposite platforms for wireless sensors of the next generation. Advanced Functional Materials 34(45), 2405231 (2024).

[8] J. Mujtaba, A. Kuzin, G. Chen, F. Zhu, F. S. Fedorov, B. Mohan, G. Huang, V. Tolstoy, V. Kovalyuk, G. N. Goltsman, D. A. Gorin, A. G. Nasibulin, S. Zhao, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Synergistic integration of hydrogen peroxide powered valveless micropumps and membraneless fuel cells: a comprehensive review. Advanced Materials Technologies 9(14), 2302052 (2024).

[9] P. Dhara, N. Shah, V. Sundaram, A. Srivastava, A. A. Solovev, Y. Mei, D. A. Gorin, K. K. Dey*. Influence of protein nativity on the stability of bovine serum albumin coated microbubbles. iScience 27(3), 109286 (2024).

[10] V. Tolstoy*, K. Nikitin, A. Kuzin, F. Zhu, X. Li, G. Goltsman, D. Gorin, G. Huang*, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei. Rapid synthesis of Pt(0) motors-microscrolls on a nickel surface via H2PtCl6-induced galvanic replacement reaction. Chemical Communications 60(23), 3182–3185 (2024).

[11] B. Mohan, Virender, R. Kadiyan, S. Kumar, V. Gupta, B. Parshad, A. A. Solovev, A. J. L. Pombeiro, K. Kumar, P. K. Sharma. Carbon dioxide capturing activities of porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 366, 112932 (2024).

[12] B. Mohan*, G. Singh, R. K. Gupta, P. K. Sharma, A. A. Solovev, A. J. L. Pombeiro, et al. Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs): multifunctional material on analytical monitoring. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 170, 117436 (2024).

[13] A. Chauhan, A. Kumar, G. Singh, A. A. Solovev, J. Xiong, X. Liu, B. Mohan*. Photonic properties and applications of multi-functional organo-lanthanide complexes: recent advances. Journal of Rare Earths 42(1), 16–27 (2024).

2023

[14] A. Kuzin, G. Chen, F. Zhu, D. Gorin, B. Mohan, U. Choudhury, J. Cui, K. M. Modi, G. Huang, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Bridging the gap: harnessing liquid nanomachine know-how for tackling harmful airborne particulates. Nanoscale 15(44), 17727–17738 (2023).

[15] F. Zhu, G. Chen, A. Kuzin, D. A. Gorin, B. Mohan, G. Huang, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Membraneless hydrogen peroxide fuel cells as a promising clean energy source. Journal of Visualized Experiments (200), e65920 (2023).

[16] G. Chen, Z. Zhao, H. Zhu, A. A. Solovev, G. Huang, Y. Mei. Pt nanoparticle embedded metal–organic framework nanosheets for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 7(20), 5120–5128 (2023).

[17] F. Zhu, A. Kuzin, G. Chen, D. A. Gorin, B. Mohan, G. Huang*, S. Zhao, Y. Mei*, A. A. Solovev*. Green energy for autonomous devices: surfactant-enhanced membraneless hydrogen peroxide fuel cells. 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), IEEE (2023).

[18] F. Zhu, A. Kuzin, G. Chen, D. A. Gorin, B. Mohan, G. Huang, S. Zhao, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Green power source: membraneless hydrogen peroxide fuel cells with surfactant-mediated performance enhancement. Proceedings of IEEE (2023).

[19] E. A. Maksimova, D. Nozdriukhin, S. K. Kalva, S. Lyu, B. Lafci, M. A. Augath, P. G. Rudakovskaya, A. A. Solovev, Y. Mei, X. L. Deán-Ben*, D. Razansky*, D. A. Gorin*. Multilayer polymer shell perfluoropentane nanodroplets for multimodal ultrasound, magnetic resonance, and optoacoustic imaging. Laser & Photonics Reviews 17(9), 2300137 (2023).

[20] G. Chen, F. Zhu, A. S. J. Gan, B. Mohan, K. K. Dey, K. Xu, G. Huang, J. Cui, A. A. Solovev*, Y. Mei*. Towards the next generation nanorobots. Next Nanotechnology 2, 100019 (2023).

[21] B. Mohan, G. Singh, A. J. L. Pombeiro, A. A. Solovev, P. K. Sharma, Q. Chen. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for milk safety and contaminants monitoring. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 159, 116921 (2023).

2022

[22] Z. Zhao, G. S. Huang, Y. Kong, J. Cui, A. A. Solovev, X. Li, Y. F. Mei*. Atomic layer deposition for electrochemical energy: from design to industrialization. Electrochemical Energy Reviews 5(Suppl. 1), 31 (2022).

[23] V. Madaan, B. Mohan, V. Bhankar, R. Ranga, P. Kumari, P. Singh, M. Sillanpää, A. Kumar, A. A. Solovev, K. Kumar*. Metal-decorated CeO2 nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 146, 110099 (2022).

[24] Y.-H. Sui, X.-Y. Guo, J.-J. Yu, A. A. Solovev, D.-A. Ta, K.-L. Xu. Accelerating super-resolution ultrasound localization microscopy using generative adversarial net. Acta Physica Sinica 71(22), 224301 (2022).

[25] R. A. Barmin, E. A. Maksimova, P. G. Rudakovskaya, A. V. Gayer, E. A. Shirshin, K. S. Petrov, D. A. Terentyeva, O. I. Gusliakova, O. A. Sindeeva, O. A. Klimenko, R. N. Chuprov-Netochin, A. A. Solovev, G. Huang, A. V. Ryabova, V. B. Loschenov, D. A. Gorin*. Albumin microbubbles conjugated with zinc and aluminum phthalocyanine dyes for enhanced photodynamic activity. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 219, 112856 (2022).

[26] G. Yan, A. A. Solovev, G. S. Huang, J. Cui, Y. F. Mei*. Soft microswimmers: material capabilities and biomedical applications. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 61, 101609 (2022).

[27] A. A. Solovev*. Nanomembrane robotics. In Y. Mei, G. Huang, X. Li (eds), Nanomembranes: Materials, Properties, and Applications, pp. 253–285 (Wiley-VCH, 2022).

[28] A. Kumar*, B. Mohan, A. A. Solovev, M. Saini, H. K. Sharma. Development of 2-hydroxy-naphthaldehyde functionalized Schiff base chemosensor for spectroscopic and colorimetric detection of Cu2+ and Pd2+ ions. Microchemical Journal 180, 107561 (2022).

[29] R. A. Barmin*, P. G. Rudakovskaya, V. S. Chernyshev, O. I. Guslyakova, O. A. Sindeeva, E. S. Prikhozhdenko, D. N. Bratashov, A. S. Abdurashitov, E. A. Maksimova, P. A. Demina, E. V. Khaydukov, A. V. Gayer, E. A. Shirshin, A. A. Solovev, Y. Mei, D. A. Gorin*. Impact of fluorescent dyes on the physicochemical parameters of microbubbles stabilized by albumin-dye complex. Colloids and Surfaces A 647, 129095 (2022).

2021

[30] J. Mujtaba#, J. Liu#, K. K. Dey, T. Li, R. Chakraborty, K. Xu, D. Makarov, R. A. Barmin, D. A. Gorin, V. P. Tolstoy, G. Huang, A. A. Solovev*, Y. Mei*. Micro-bio-chemo-mechanical-systems: micromotors, microfluidics, and nanozymes for biomedical applications. Advanced Materials 33(22), 2007465 (2021).

[31] J. Liu, S. Yu, B. Xu, Z. Tian, H. Zhang, K. Liu, X. Shi, Z. Zhao, C. Liu, X. Lin, G. S. Huang, A. A. Solovev, J. Cui, T. Li, Y. F. Mei. Magnetically propelled soft microrobot navigating through constricted microchannels. Applied Materials Today 25, 101237 (2021).

[32] S. Naeem, F. Naeem, J. Mujtaba, A. K. Shukla, S. Mitra, G. S. Huang, L. Gulina, P. Rudakovskaya, J. Cui, V. Tolstoy, D. Gorin, Y. F. Mei, A. A. Solovev, K. K. Dey. Oxygen generation using catalytic nano/micromotors. Micromachines 12(10), 1251 (2021).

[33] E. A. Maksimova, R. A. Barmin, P. G. Rudakovskaya, O. A. Sindeeva, E. S. Prikhozhdenko, A. M. Yashchenok, B. N. Khlebtsov, A. A. Solovev, G. S. Huang, Y. F. Mei, K. K. Dey, D. A. Gorin*. Air-filled microbubbles based on albumin functionalized with gold nanocages and zinc phthalocyanine for multimodal imaging. Micromachines 12(10), 1161 (2021).

[34] S. Yan, J. Liu, X. Guo, D. Ta, G. Huang, A. A. Solovev, Y. Mei, K. Xu. Ultrafast ultrasound imaging for micro-nanomotors: a phantom study. 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 1–4 (2021).

[35] H. Chen, H. Zhu, Y. Wang, J. Liu, Y. Wang, X. Hu, A. A. Solovev, G. S. Huang, Y. F. Mei*. Structural coloration by internal reflection and interference in hydrogel microbubbles and their precursors. Advanced Optical Materials 9(15), 2100259 (2021).

[36] X. Shi, J. Liu, Y. Kong, B. Xu, T. Li, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei*. A strain-engineered helical structure as a self-adaptive magnetic microswimmer. ChemNanoMat 7(6), 607–612 (2021).

[37] R. A. Barmin, P. G. Rudakovskaya, O. I. Gusliakova, O. A. Sindeeva, E. S. Prikhozhdenko, E. A. Maksimova, E. N. Obukhova, V. S. Chernyshev, B. N. Khlebtsov, A. A. Solovev, G. B. Sukhorukov, D. A. Gorin*. Air-filled bubbles stabilized by gold nanoparticle/photodynamic dye hybrid structures for theranostics. Nanomaterials 11(2), 415 (2021).

[38] J. Mujtaba, L. He, H. Zhu, Z. Xiao, G. S. Huang*, A. A. Solovev*, Y. F. Mei. Co9S8 nanoparticles for hydrogen evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials 4(2), 1776–1785 (2021).

2020

[39] S. Naeem, J. Mujtaba, F. Naeem, K. Xu, G. S. Huang*, A. A. Solovev*, J. Zhang, Y. F. Mei. Catalytic/magnetic assemblies of rolled-up tubular nanomembrane-based micromotors. RSC Advances 10(60), 36526–36530 (2020).

[40] X. Lin, B. Xu, H. Zhu, J. Liu, A. A. Solovev*, Y. F. Mei*. Requirement and development of hydrogel micromotors towards biomedical applications. Research 2020, 7659749 (2020).

[41] S. Naeem, F. Naeem, J. Zhang*, J. Mujtaba, K. Xu, G. S. Huang, A. A. Solovev*, Y. F. Mei. Parameters optimization of catalytic tubular nanomembrane-based oxygen microbubble generator. Micromachines 11(7), 643 (2020).

[42] L. B. Gulina*, V. P. Tolstoy, A. A. Solovev, V. E. Gurenko, G. S. Huang, Y. F. Mei*. Gas-solution interface technique as a simple method to produce inorganic microtubes with scroll morphology. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 30(3), 279–288 (2020).

[43] L. L. A. Adams, D. Lee*, Y. Mei, D. A. Weitz, A. A. Solovev*. Nanoparticle-shelled catalytic bubble micromotor. Advanced Materials Interfaces 7(4), 1901583 (2020).

[44] J. Liu, H. Chen, X. Shi, S. Nawar, J. G. Werner, G. Huang, M. Ye, D. A. Weitz, A. A. Solovev*, Y. Mei*. Hydrogel microcapsules with photocatalytic nanoparticles for removal of organic pollutants. Environmental Science: Nano 7(2), 656–664 (2020).

[45] C. Li, J. Zhang, S. Wang, Z. Zhu, H. Li*, A.-B. Xu, Y. Yu, X. Wang, J. Yao, L. Wang*, A. A. Solovev, L. He*. Silica nanocapsules with unusual shapes accessed by simultaneous growth of the template and silica nanostructure. Chemistry of Materials 32(1), 575–581 (2020).

2019

[46] C. Li, Y. Yu, L. Wang*, S. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Zhang, A.-B. Xu, Z. Wu, J. Tong, S. Wang, M. Xiao, Y. Fang, J. Yao, A. A. Solovev, B. Dong, L. He. A step-by-step strategy for controlled preparations of complex heterostructured colloids. Chemistry of Materials 31(22), 9513–9521 (2019).

[47] Y. Wang, Z. Li, A. A. Solovev, G. Huang*, Y. Mei. Light-controlled two-dimensional TiO2 plate micromotors. RSC Advances 9(50), 29433–29439 (2019).

[48] S. Naeem, F. Naeem, J. Liu, V. A. Bolaños Quiñones, J. Zhang, L. He, G. Huang, A. A. Solovev*, Y. F. Mei*. Oxygen microbubble generator enabled by tunable catalytic microtubes. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 14(14), 2431–2434 (2019).

[49] H. Zhu, S. Nawar, J. G. Werner, J. Liu, G. Huang, Y. F. Mei, D. A. Weitz*, A. A. Solovev*. Hydrogel micromotors with catalyst-containing liquid core and shell. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 31(21), 214004 (2019).

[50] S. Naeem, F. Naeem, M. Manjare, F. Liao, V. A. Bolaños Quiñones, G. S. Huang, A. A. Solovev*, Y. F. Mei*. Tubular catalytic micromotors in transition from unidirectional bubble sequences to more complex bidirectional motion. Applied Physics Letters 114(3), 033701 (2019).

2018

[51] V. A. Bolaños Quiñones, H. Zhu, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei, D. H. Gracias*. Origami biosystems: 3D assembly methods for biomedical applications. Advanced Biosystems 2(12), 1800230 (2018).

[52] J. G. Werner, S. Nawar, A. A. Solovev, D. A. Weitz*. Hydrogel microcapsules with dynamic pH-responsive properties from methacrylic anhydride. Macromolecules 51(15), 5798–5805 (2018).

[53] Y. Zhang, H. Zhu, W. Qiu, Y. Zhou, G. Huang*, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Carbon dioxide bubble-propelled microengines in carbonated water and beverages. Chemical Communications 54(45), 5692–5695 (2018).

[54] C. Li, S. Zhang, B. Zhang, J. Liu, W. Zhang, A. A. Solovev, R. Tang, F. Bao, J. Yu, Q. Zhang, Y. Lifshitz*, L. He*, X. Zhang*. Local-curvature-controlled non-epitaxial growth of hierarchical nanostructures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57(14), 3772–3776 (2018).

[55] H. Ning, Y. Zhang, H. Zhu, A. Ingham, G. Huang*, Y. Mei, A. A. Solovev*. Geometry design, principles and assembly of micromotors. Micromachines 9(2), 75 (2018).

2016

[56] R. Edy, Y. Zhao, G. S. Huang, J. J. Shi, J. Zhang, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei*. TiO2 nanosheets synthesized by atomic layer deposition for photocatalysis. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 26(5), 493–497 (2016).

2014

[57] S. Sanchez, W. Xi, A. A. Solovev, L. Soler, V. Magdanz, O. G. Schmidt. Tubular micro-nanorobots: smart design for bio-related applications. In Small-Scale Robotics: From Nano-to-Millimeter-Sized Robotic Systems and Applications, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8336, 16–27 (Springer, 2014).

2013

[58] A. A. Solovev, S. Sanchez*, O. G. Schmidt. Collective behaviour of self-propelled catalytic micromotors. Nanoscale 5(4), 1284–1293 (2013).

[59] W. Xi#, A. A. Solovev#, A. N. Ananth, D. H. Gracias, S. Sanchez*, O. G. Schmidt*. Rolled-up magnetic microdrillers: towards remotely controlled minimally invasive surgery. Nanoscale 5(4), 1294–1297 (2013).

[60] S. Sanchez, W. Xi, A. A. Solovev, O. G. Schmidt. Self-propelled nanotools drilling into cells and tissues. Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, 426–428 (2013).

2012

[61] A. A. Solovev, W. Xi, D. H. Gracias, S. M. Harazim, C. Deneke, S. Sanchez, O. G. Schmidt*. Self-propelled nanotools. ACS Nano 6(2), 1751–1756 (2012).

[62] G. Wan, A. A. Solovev, G. S. Huang, M. F. Maitz, N. Huang, Y. F. Mei*. Dynamic curvature control of rolled-up metal nanomembranes activated by magnesium. Journal of Materials Chemistry 22(26), 12983–12987 (2012).

2011

[63] A. A. Solovev, E. J. Smith, C. C. Bof' Bufon, S. Sanchez*, O. G. Schmidt*. Light-controlled propulsion of catalytic microengines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50(46), 10875–10878 (2011).

[64] S. Sanchez, A. A. Solovev, S. M. Harazim, C. Deneke, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt*. The smallest man-made jet engine. The Chemical Record 11(6), 367–370 (2011).

[65] A. A. Solovev*, S. Sanchez*, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt. Tunable catalytic tubular micro-pumps operating at low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(21), 10131–10135 (2011).

[66] U. Vogl, A. Saß, F. Vewinger, M. Weitz*, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt*. Light confinement by a cylindrical metallic waveguide in a dense buffer-gas environment. Physical Review A 83(5), 053403 (2011).

[67] Y. F. Mei, A. A. Solovev, S. Sanchez*, O. G. Schmidt. Rolled-up nanotech on polymers: from basic perception to self-propelled catalytic microengines. Chemical Society Reviews 40(5), 2109–2119 (2011).

[68] S. Sanchez*, A. A. Solovev, S. M. Harazim, O. G. Schmidt. Microbots swimming in the flowing streams of microfluidic channels. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133, 701–703 (2011).

[69] S. Sanchez*, A. A. Solovev, S. Schulze, O. G. Schmidt. Controlled manipulation of multiple cells using catalytic microbots. Chemical Communications 47(2), 698–700 (2011).

2010

[70] A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei*, O. G. Schmidt. Catalytic microstrider at the air–liquid interface. Advanced Materials 22(39), 4340–4344 (2010).

[71] S. Sanchez*, A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt. Dynamics of biocatalytic microengines mediated by variable friction control. Journal of the American Chemical Society 132, 13144–13145 (2010).

[72] A. A. Solovev, S. Sanchez*, M. Pumera, Y. F. Mei*, O. G. Schmidt. Magnetic control of tubular catalytic microbots for the transport, assembly, and delivery of micro-objects. Advanced Functional Materials 20(15), 2430–2435 (2010).

2009 and earlier

[73] A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei*, E. Bermúdez Ureña, G. S. Huang, O. G. Schmidt*. Catalytic microtubular jet engines self-propelled by accumulated gas bubbles. Small 5(14), 1688–1692 (2009).

[74] O. G. Schmidt, Y. F. Mei, G. S. Huang, A. A. Solovev, E. Bermúdez Ureña, I. Mönch, F. Ding, T. Reindl, R. K. Y. Fu, P. K. Chu. Maßgeschneiderte Nano-Komponenten: Herstellung und Funktionalisierung (MANAKO). Final report, 01.07.2007–30.11.2008 (Technische Informationsbibliothek, Hannover, 2009).

[75] Y. F. Mei*, G. S. Huang, A. A. Solovev, E. Bermúdez Ureña, I. Mönch, F. Ding, T. Reindl, R. K. Y. Fu, P. K. Chu, O. G. Schmidt*. Versatile approach for integrative and functionalized tubes by strain engineering of nanomembranes on polymers. Advanced Materials 20(21), 4085–4090 (2008).

Other scholarly outputs

Conference abstract: M. Halpern, C. H. Christensen-Stanley, E. L. Muecke, A. A. Solovev, L. L. A. Adams. Magnetic bubble micromotors: robust, fast, and dynamically self-assembling at liquid–gas interfaces. Oral presentation, APS Global Physics Summit 2026 (abstract MAR-S64.11).

Journal covers: ChemNanoMat 7(6), front cover (2021): A strain-engineered helical structure as a self-adaptive magnetic microswimmer. Advanced Functional Materials 20(15), cover (2010): Magnetic control of tubular catalytic microbots for the transport, assembly, and delivery of micro-objects. Small 5(14), cover (2009): Jet propulsion, featuring catalytic microtubular jet engines.

Research highlights, reports and brochures:

S. Sanchez, A. A. Solovev, E. J. Smith, C. C. Bof' Bufon, V. M. Fomin, A. N. Ananth, M. Viehrig, O. G. Schmidt. External sources for controlling the propulsion of self-propelled microjet engines. Annual Report, IFW Dresden (2011).

S. Sanchez, A. A. Solovev, S. Schulze, S. M. Harazim, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt. Catalytic and biocatalytic microbots. Annual Highlight, IFW Dresden, 39–41 (2010).

A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt. Nanorocket experiments for high school. DECHEMA brochure for high schools, Marburg (2010).

A. A. Solovev, S. Sanchez, Y. F. Mei, O. G. Schmidt. Wireless control of tubular catalytic microbots for the transportation and delivery of micro-objects. Annual Report, IFW Dresden (2009).

A. A. Solovev, Y. F. Mei, S. Harazim, C. Deneke, G. S. Huang, O. G. Schmidt. Self-propelled microjets at low Reynolds number. Annual Highlight, IFW Dresden, 44–46 (2008).