Design of autonomous gel actuators

Shingo Maeda; Yusuke Hara; Satoshi Nakamaru; Shuji Hashimoto

doi:10.3390/polym3010299

Design of autonomous gel actuators

Shingo Maeda^*, Yusuke Hara, Satoshi Nakamaru, Shuji Hashimoto

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce autonomous gel actuators driven by chemical energy. The polymer gels prepared here have cyclic chemical reaction networks. With a cyclic reaction, the polymer gels generate periodical motion. The periodic motion of the gel is produced by the chemical energy of the oscillatory Belouzov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. We have succeeded in making synthetic polymer gel move autonomously like a living organism. This experimental fact represents the great possibility of the chemical robot.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-313
Number of pages	15
Journal	Polymers
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym3010299
Publication status	Published - 2011 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chemical robot
Gel
Gel actuator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Polymers and Plastics
Chemistry(all)

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