Development of spatio-temporal polymer materials with photo-mechanical function
Project Area | New Horizons of Photochromism: Customized Molecular Design and Novel Applications |
Project/Area Number |
19050002
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Review Section |
Science and Engineering
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
YOSHIDA Ryo The University of Tokyo, 大学院・工学系研究科, 准教授 (80256495)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥35,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥35,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥8,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥8,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥8,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000)
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Keywords | フォトクロミズム / 高分子ゲル / 振動反応 / 機能性表面 / アクチュエータ |
Research Abstract |
We have developed polymer and gels with autonomous self-oscillating function by utilizing the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reactions. Under the coexistence of the reactants, the polymer undergoes spontaneous cyclic soluble-insoluble changes or swelling-deswelling changes (in the case of gel) without any on-off switching of external stimuli. By introducing photochromic site into the self-oscillating polymer, self-oscillating mechanical motion of the gel can be controlled by photo-irradiation. For example, direction of chemical wave that generates peristaltic motion of the gel can be controlled. Through these studies, design of novel mass-transport surface has been attempted.
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