Entrapment in giant polymersomes of an inorganic oscillatory chemical reaction and resulting chemo-mechanical coupling

Entrapment in giant polymersomes of an inorganic oscillatory chemical reaction and resulting chemo-mechanical coupling

We present a methodology to entrap and run the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction inside a polymer vesicle. We report on experiments with polymer vesicles where we observed (1) vesicle membrane deformations, (2) oscillations and (3) pulsating (expansion/contraction) episodes. The above provide us wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2014-08, Vol.50 (64), p.8970-8973
Hauptverfasser: Pereira de Souza, Tereza, Perez-Mercader, Juan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Butadienes - chemistry
Chemical reactions
Coupling
Cyclohexanones - chemistry
Deformation
Elastomers - chemistry
Entrapment
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Malonates - chemistry
Membranes
Methodology
Oscillations
Polyethylene Glycols - chemistry
Vesicles
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Zusammenfassung:We present a methodology to entrap and run the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction inside a polymer vesicle. We report on experiments with polymer vesicles where we observed (1) vesicle membrane deformations, (2) oscillations and (3) pulsating (expansion/contraction) episodes. The above provide us with evidence for chemo-mechanical coupling between these polymersomes and their contents.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc02321h