Biomimetic photo-actuation:progress and challenges
| Autor: | Jonathan Rossiter, Charl F. J. Faul, Paul M. Weaver, Ian P Bond, Michael P. M. Dicker |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Martín-Palma, Raúl, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, Knez, Mato |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
soft robotics Work (thermodynamics) Materials science chemical Energy transfer Soft robotics Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology Signal 03 medical and health sciences Robustness (computer science) actuator plants distributed sensors Photovoltaic system biomimetic 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 030104 developmental biology Control system hydrogel 0210 nano-technology Actuator Tactile Action Perception light |
| Zdroj: | Dicker, M, Weaver, P, Rossiter, J, Bond, I & Faul, C FJ 2016, Biomimetic photo-actuation : progress and challenges . in R Martín-Palma, A Lakhtakia & M Knez (eds), Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication VI 2016 ., 97970N, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 9797, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2016, Las Vegas, United States, 21/03/16 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219154 |
| Popis: | Photo-actuation, such as that observed in the reversible sun-tracking movements of heliotropic plants, is produced by a complex, yet elegant series of processes. In the heliotropic leaf movements of the Cornish Mallow, photo-actuation involves the generation, transport and manipulation of chemical signals from a distributed network of sensors in the leaf veins to a specialized osmosis driven actuation region in the leaf stem. It is theorized that such an arrangement is both efficient in terms of materials use and operational energy conversion, as well as being highly robust. We concern ourselves with understanding and mimicking these light driven, chemically controlled actuating systems with the aim of generating intelligent structures which share the properties of efficiency and robustness that are so important to survival in Nature. In this work we present recent progress in mimicking these photo-actuating systems through remote light exposure of a metastable state photoacid and the resulting signal and energy transfer through solution to a pH-responsive hydrogel actuator. Reversible actuation strains of 20% were achieved from this arrangement, with modelling then employed to reveal the critical influence hydrogel pKa has on this result. Although the strong actuation achieved highlights the progress that has been made in replicating the principles of biomimetic photo-actuation, challenges such as photoacid degradation were also revealed. It is anticipated that current work can directly lead to the development of high-performance and low-cost solartrackers for increased photovoltaic energy capture and to the creation of new types of intelligent structures employing chemical control systems |
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