2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Spatio-temporal dynamic self-assembly of microhydrogels based on nonequilibrium
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24651159
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Microdevices/Nanodevices
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKINOUE Masahiro 東京工業大学, 総合理工学研究科(研究院), 講師 (20511249)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ONOE Hiroaki 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 助教 (30548681)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 自己組織化 / 自律システム / マイクロマシン / マイクロ流体 / 生物物理 / 分子ロボット / DNAコンピュータ |
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| Research Abstract |
Self-assembled systems usually use a process of transition to an equilibrium stable state. In this case, only stable and homogeneous structures such as crystal structures can be constructed in a controlled manner. On the other hand, by this mechanism, complex and autonomous systems such as living systems cannot be constructed. In this study, we contributed to the development of a novel method to build up microstructures based on self-organization as dynamic self-assembly like living systems. In this method, nanometer-sized molecular reactions and micro/millimeter-sized structures are controlled under nonequilibrium condition.
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