Abstract
A novel gel actuator exhibits a peristaltic motion is designed. We proposed a new approach of coupling an acid-autocatalytic reaction and a pH-responsive gel in order to cause contraction waves. The poly(AAm-co-AAc) microphase-separated tubular gel was synthesized, which can be inflowed reaction solution to its hollow. We focused on its kinetics and evaluated the characteristics of the microphase-separated gels. And we also demonstrated that the propagation of the contraction region occurs in the tubular gel. Our final goal is to develop a biomimetic chemical robot, which realizes a peristaltic locomotion by forming contraction waves like a snail.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 457-465 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Advanced Robotics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Apr 3 |
Keywords
- chemical robot
- gel actuator
- peristaltic motion
- pH-responsive gel
- polymerization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Science Applications
- Hardware and Architecture
- Software
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Mikanohara, T., Maeda, S., Hara, Y., & Hashimoto, S. (2014). Peristaltic motion of tubular gel driven by acid-autocatalytic reaction. Advanced Robotics, 28(7), 457-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2013.876934