Interlinking spatial dimensions and kinetic processes in dissipative materials to create synthetic systems with lifelike functionality

OE Shklyaev, AC Balazs - Nature Nanotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
Biological systems spontaneously convert energy input into the actions necessary to survive.
Motivated by the efficacy of these processes, researchers aim to forge materials systems that …

Programming Fluid Motion Using Multi-Enzyme Micropump Systems

J Song, J Zhang, J Lin, OE Shklyaev… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the presence of appropriate substrates, surface-anchored enzymes can act as pumps and
propel fluid through microchambers. Understanding the dynamic interplay between catalytic …

Learning by non-interfering feedback chemical signaling in physical networks

VR Anisetti, B Scellier, JM Schwarz - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Both non-neural and neural biological systems can learn. So rather than focusing on purely
brain-like learning, efforts are underway to study learning in physical systems. Such efforts …

Self‐propelling macroscale sheets powered by enzyme pumps

J Song, OE Shklyaev, A Sapre, AC Balazs… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale enzymes anchored to surfaces act as chemical pumps by converting chemical
energy released from enzymatic reactions into spontaneous fluid flow that propels entrained …

Fluid mediated communication among flexible micro-posts in chemically reactive solutions

M Moradi, OE Shklyaev, W Shi, AC Balazs - Materials Horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Communication in biological systems typically involves enzymatic reactions that occur within
fluids confined between the soft, elastic walls of bio-channels and chambers. Through the …

Fluttering-induced flow in a closed chamber

K Goncharuk, Y Feldman, O Oshri - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
We study the emergence of fluid flow in a closed chamber that is driven by dynamical
deformations of an elastic sheet. The sheet is compressed between the sidewalls of the …

A Versatile Method for Synthesis of Light-Activated, Magnet-Steerable Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Active Colloids

D Geng, L Chen, S Du, X Yang, H Wang, Z Zhang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The immense potential of active colloids in practical applications and fundamental research
calls for an efficient method to synthesize active colloids of high uniformity. Herein, a facile …

Sistemas químicos auto-organizados: morfogênese e formação de padrões

L Silva-Dias - 2024 - repositorio.ufscar.br
O termo" auto-organização em sistemas químicos" compreende a área de estudo da
dinâmica de sistemas que reagem quimicamente em condições afastadas do equilíbrio …