2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of stimulation-responsive colloidal systems using ordering array technology based on photofunctional materials
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22510121
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience
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| Research Institution | Toyota Central R&D Lab., Inc. |
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Principal Investigator |
IKAWA Taiji 株式会社豊田中央研究所, 材料プロセス研究部 有機材料プロセス研究室, 主任研究員 (20394786)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | ナノ構造形成・制御 / 光学材料 / 生体機能応用デバイス |
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| Research Abstract |
We have developed the following stimulation-responsive colloidal crystal systems using the specific functions of azobenzene moieties. One is azobenzen-modified silica microparticles dispersed in the nematic liquid crystal. The structure of the particles was observed to change with the photo-irradiation because of the photoisomerization of azobenzene. The other is a gel consisting of (i) astral-shaped actin filaments with their plus end connected on azobenzen-containing polymer beads and (ii) bipolar myosin filaments as linkers. The gel was observed to shrink with the addition of adenosine triphosphate, which mimics the muscle contraction.
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Research Products
(16 results)
