Photo-Controlled Waves and Active Locomotion
Photo-Controlled Waves and Active Locomotion
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光控波和主动运动
DOI:
10.1002/chem.201700725
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Qingyu Gao
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作者:
Irving R Epstein;Qingyu Gao
Waves of chemical concentration, created by the interaction between reaction and diffusion, occur in a number of chemical systems far from equilibrium. In appropriately chosen polymer gels, these waves generate mechanical forces, which can result in locomotion. When a component of the system is photosensitive, light can be used to modulate and control these waves. In this Concept article, we examine various forms of photo‐control of such systems, focusing particularly on the Belousov–Zhabotinsky oscillating chemical reaction. The phenomena we consider include image storage and image processing, feedback‐control and feedback‐induced clustering of waves, and phototropic and photophobic locomotion. Several of these phenomena have analogues in or potential applications to biological systems.