Synthetic homeostatic materials with chemo-mechano-chemical self-regulation

Ximin He, Michael Aizenberg, Olga Kuksenok, Lauren D. Zarzar, Ankita Shastri, Anna C. Balazs and Joanna Aizenberg ()
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Ximin He: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Michael Aizenberg: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Olga Kuksenok: University of Pittsburgh
Lauren D. Zarzar: Harvard University
Ankita Shastri: Harvard University
Anna C. Balazs: University of Pittsburgh
Joanna Aizenberg: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Nature, 2012, vol. 487, issue 7406, 214-218

Abstract: A bilayer material comprising catalyst-bearing microstructures embedded in a responsive gel and actuated into and out of a reactant-containing ‘nutrient’ layer continuously interconverts chemical, thermal and mechanical energy and thereby shows autonomous, self-sustained homeostatic behaviour, which regulates the temperature of the system in a narrow range.

Date: 2012
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