Peristaltic motion of polymer gels

Shingo Maeda; Yusuke Hara; Ryo Yoshida; Shuji Hashimoto

doi:10.1002/anie.200801347

Peristaltic motion of polymer gels

Shingo Maeda^*, Yusuke Hara, Ryo Yoshida, Shuji Hashimoto

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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
Pages (from-to)	6690-6693
Number of pages	4
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	47
Issue number	35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801347
Publication status	Published - 2008 Aug 18

Keywords

Autonomous systems
Gels
Oscillating reactions
Phase separation
Polymerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemistry(all)
Catalysis

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