Self-oscillating polymers

Chen, I.C., et al. Shape- and size-dependent patterns in self-oscillating polymer gels. Soft Matter 7(7), 3141-3146 (2011)... 

FIGURE 5.1.2 Development of the self-oscillating polymer as functional materials systems. 

Recently, surface modification techniques for polymer chains have progressed a great deal with the development of a new polymer synthesis method. In particular, surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is one of the most effective modification methods for preparing a well-defined dense polymer brush structure, or polymer brush, on solid substrates. Thus, a self-oscillating polymer brush prepared by SI-ATRP can be expected to create a novel self-oscillating surface with autonomous function, which will lead to potential applications in transporting systems for nanomaterials of flow control in microfluidics. 

As mentioned above, novel self-oscillating polymer gels that exhibit oscillation like heart muscle under constant external conditions have been developed. Since the first report in 1996, those polymer gels have been systematically studied as well as their applications to... 

FIGURE 11.3 Development of self-oscillating polymer gels. For a color version of this... 

SELF-OSCILLATING POLYMER SOLUTION AND MICROGEL DISPERSION AS FUNCTIONAL FLUID... 

Design of Biomimetic Micro-/Nanoactuator Using Self-Oscillating Polymer and Cel... 

Self-Oscillating Polymer Chains as Nano-Oscillators ... 

Figure 7.10 Concept of functional surface (nanoconveyor) using self-oscillating polymer and gel beads.

Yoshida, R. (2008) Self-oscillating polymer and gels as novel biomimetic materials. Bull. Chem. Soc.Jpn., 81, 676-688. 

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