Designing biomimetic reactive polymer gels

Olga Kuksenok; Debabrata Deb; Xin Yong; Anna C. Balazs

doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2014.06.003

Designing biomimetic reactive polymer gels

Olga Kuksenok
, Debabrata Deb
, Xin Yong
, Anna C. Balazs

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

Materials of the future will exhibit bio-inspired behavior that enables a range of novel applications. We review computational studies on reactive gels that reveal how to tailor the gels and external stimuli to impart this biomimetic functionality. For example, photo-responsive gels can be 'molded' by light into various three-dimensional shapes, permitting a single sample to have multiple uses. Reactive gels undergoing the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction 'communicate' to form self-rotating gears, which could perform autonomous work. Finally, nanorod-filled reactive gels effectively regenerate the gel matrix when a layer of the material is sliced-off and thus, dramatically extend the material's life time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	486-493
Number of pages	8
Journal	Materials Today
Volume	17
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2014.06.003
State	Published - Dec 1 2014

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