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A Self‐Powered Polymeric Material that Responds Autonomously and Continuously to Fleeting Stimuli
Author(s) -
Baker Matthew S.,
Yadav Vinita,
Sen Ayusman,
Phillips Scott T.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201304333
Subject(s) - polymer , stimulus (psychology) , materials science , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , psychology , psychotherapist
Pumped up : Building an autoinductive, self‐propagating reaction directly into a polymer has resulted in stimuli‐responsive materials that are capable of remembering the presence of a stimulus, even after the stimulus is no longer present. As a proof of concept, a nonmechanical, polymer‐based pump has been made that is capable of pumping fluids surrounding the polymer when exposed to a fleeting signal (UV light, see picture).