Object Transportation System Mimicking the Cilia of Paramecium aurelia Making Use of the Light‐Controllable Crystal Bending Behavior of a Photochromic Diarylethene

Autor: Satoshi Yokojima, Kingo Uchida, Hikaru Sotome, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Syoji Ito, Ben L. Feringa, Ayako Fujimoto, Shinichiro Nakamura, Masakazu Morimoto, Tatsuhiro Nagasaka, Ryo Nishimura, Nobuhiro Yasuda
Přispěvatelé: Synthetic Organic Chemistry, ​Basic and Translational Research and Imaging Methodology Development in Groningen (BRIDGE)
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 58(38), 13308-13312. WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
ISSN: 1521-3773
1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907574
Popis: The design of an object transportation system exploiting the bending behavior of surface-assembled diarylethene crystals is reported. A photoactuated smart surface based on this system can transport polystyrene beads to a desired area depending on the direction of the incident light. Two main challenges were addressed to accomplish directional motion along a surface: first, the preparation of crystals whose bending behavior depends on the direction of incident light; second, the preparation of a film on which these photochromic crystal plates are aligned. Nuclei generation and nuclear growth engineering were achieved by using a roughness-controlled dotted microstructured substrate. This system demonstrates how to achieve a mechanical function as shown by remote-controlled motion along a surface.
Databáze: OpenAIRE