Abstract
A novel gel actuator exhibits a peristaltic motion is designed. We proposed a new approach of coupling an acid autocatalytic reaction and a pH-responsive gel in order to cause contraction waves. The poly(AAm-co-AAc) microphase-separated tubular gel was synthesized, which can be inflowed reaction solution to its hollow. We focused on its kinetics and evaluated the characteristics of the microphase-separated gels. And we also demonstrated that the propagation of the contraction region occurs in the tubular gel. Our final goal is to develop a biomimetic chemical robot which realizes a peristaltic locomotion by forming contraction waves like a snail.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 |
| Pages | 2008-2013 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 Dec 1 |
| Event | 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 - Phuket, Thailand Duration: 2011 Dec 7 → 2011 Dec 11 |
Publication series
| Name | 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 |
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Conference
| Conference | 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 |
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| Country | Thailand |
| City | Phuket |
| Period | 11/12/7 → 11/12/11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
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Mikanohara, T., Maeda, S., Hara, Y., & Hashimoto, S. (2011). Tubular gel motility driven by chemical reaction networks. In 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 (pp. 2008-2013). [6181586] (2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181586