Amoeba-like self-oscillating polymeric fluids with autonomous sol-gel transition

Michika Onoda; Takeshi Ueki; Ryota Tamate; Mitsuhiro Shibayama; Ryo Yoshida

doi:10.1038/ncomms15862

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Amoeba-like self-oscillating polymeric fluids with autonomous sol-gel transition

Michika Onoda,
Takeshi Ueki,
Ryota Tamate,
Mitsuhiro Shibayama,
Ryo Yoshida

Affiliations

Michika Onoda: Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Ueki: National Institute for Materials Science
Ryota Tamate: Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mitsuhiro Shibayama: Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa
Ryo Yoshida: Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15862
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Most polymeric materials that show sol-gel transitions are unidirectional and stimuli-responsive systems. Here the authors show a block copolymer solution that undergoes autonomous and periodic sol-gel transitions under constant conditions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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