Fuel concentration dependent movement of supramolecular catalytic nanomotors.

The effect of the fuel concentration on the movement of self-assembled nanomotors based on polymersomes is reported. Positive control over the speed of the nanomotors and insights into the mechanism of propulsion are presented.

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