Exploiting gradients in cross-link density to control the bending and self-propelled motion of active gels

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 8360-8371

  Kuksenok, Olga ^a   Yashin, Victor V ^a   Kinoshita, Mareo ^b   Sakai, Takamasa ^b   Yoshida, Ryo ^b   Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOUSOV-ZHABOTINSKY REACTIONS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; DYNAMIC COUPLINGS; FREE END; MECHANICAL ACTION; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MOVING OBJECTS; OPTIMAL RANGES; POLYMER GELS; RIGID SURFACES; SELF-PROPELLED MOTION;

CROSSLINKING;

GELS;

EID: 79958109804     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03426f     Document Type: Article

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