Abstract
It's alive! A polymer gel has been developed that can generate a peristaltic motion without external stimuli. The motion is produced by dissipating the chemical energy of an oscillating reaction that occurs inside the gel. Although the gel is solely composed of a synthetic polymer, it shows independent motion as if it were alive. The motion of the gel can be harnessed to transport objects with millimeter dimensions (see picture). (Figure Presented).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6690-6693 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Aug 18 |
Keywords
- Autonomous systems
- Gels
- Oscillating reactions
- Phase separation
- Polymerization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
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Maeda, S., Hara, Y., Yoshida, R., & Hashimoto, S. (2008). Peristaltic motion of polymer gels. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 47(35), 6690-6693. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801347