Chemomechanical Dynamics of Responsive Gels

Oscillatory dynamics induced in a responsive gel by a non-oscillatory chemical reaction: experimental evidence

“…1 In recent years remarkable progress has been achieved in developing computational models that describe chemomechanical systems and predict emerging behaviour. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] At the same time, very few experimental studies have been carried out so far on this aspect.…”

The biological frontier of pattern formation

“…A promising direction is the use of stimuli-responsible soft materials, such as hydrogels and nematic elastomers, which are distinguished by feedback interactions between chemical and environmental signals and mechanical properties -similar to natural materials but on a far lower level of complexity. The BZ reaction in a hydrogel causes its mechanical oscillations [49,50]. The orientation texture of nematic elastomers can be prepared in such a way that they acquire a desired shape upon transition to the isotropic state [51,52,53].…”