Modeling autonomously oscillating chemo-responsive gels

VV Yashin, O Kuksenok, AC Balazs - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Polymer gels undergoing the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction are unique materials
because the polymer network can undergo autonomous oscillations in the absence of …

Self-regulated intelligent systems: where adaptive entities meet chemical oscillators

H Zhou, X Ding, Z Zheng, Y Peng - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In a world where adaptive entities meet chemical oscillators, materials are in autonomic
motion and assembly systems are completely self-regulated! We review herein the key …

Coupled oscillations in a 1D emulsion of Belousov–Zhabotinsky droplets

J Delgado, N Li, M Leda, HO González-Ochoa… - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We experimentally and computationally study the dynamics of interacting oscillating
Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) droplets of∼ 120 µm diameter separated by perfluorinated oil …

Temperature dependence of the Oregonator model for the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction

SR Pullela, D Cristancho, P He, D Luo… - Physical Chemistry …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
It is well known that temperature plays an important role in the chemical dynamics of
Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reactions. The five-step Oregonator model of the BZ reaction has …

Modeling chemoresponsive polymer gels

O Kuksenok, D Deb, P Dayal… - Annual Review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Stimuli-responsive gels are vital components in the next generation of smart devices, which
can sense and dynamically respond to changes in the local environment and thereby exhibit …

A modular approach to self-oscillating polymer systems driven by the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction

H Zhou, Z Zheng, Q Wang, G Xu, J Li, X Ding - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the self-oscillating phenomena in nature, such as heartbeat, brain waves,
pulsatile secretion of hormones, cell cycles and biorhythms, a new kind of responsive …

Preparation of ruthenium-functionalized microgels through the intermolecular crosslinking of two functionalized polymers within droplets and study of their chemical …

Y Hu, J Tresback, J Pérez-Mercader - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2020 - Elsevier
Ruthenium-functionalized microgels were prepared with the combination of microfluidics-
based droplet template approach and the direct crosslinking of two types of functionalized …

Designing polymer gels and composites that undergo bio-inspired phototactic reconfiguration and motion

O Kuksenok, A Singh, AC Balazs - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Inspired by the adaptive behavior of photo-responsive biological organisms, we develop
analytical and computational models to design polymer gels and composites that can be …

Microfluidics fabrication of self-oscillating microgel clusters with tailored temperature-responsive properties using polymersomes as “microreactors”

Y Hu, J Pérez-Mercader - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgel clusters were successfully prepared using
polymersomes as “microreactors”, which were fabricated through microfluidics. The clusters …

A comparative study of temperature dependence of induction time and oscillatory frequency in polymer‐immobilized and free catalyst Belousov‐Zhabotinsky reactions

SR Pullela, J Shen, M Marquez… - Journal of Polymer …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Environment‐sensitive poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) microgel particles with
covalently bonded ruthenium (4‐vinyl‐4′‐methyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridine) bis (2, 2 …