Systems of mechanized and reactive droplets powered by multi-responsive surfactants

Zhijie Yang, Jingjing Wei, Yaroslav I. Sobolev and Bartosz A. Grzybowski ()
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Zhijie Yang: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Jingjing Wei: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Yaroslav I. Sobolev: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Bartosz A. Grzybowski: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)

Nature, 2018, vol. 553, issue 7688, 313-318

Abstract: Droplets covered with surfactants that respond to multiple stimuli can assemble into hierarchical assemblies or non-spherical, patchy structures, mimic systems of mechanical gears, and even harbour sequences of chemical reactions.

Date: 2018
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