BZゲルの応力緩和時における膨潤・収縮波に関する研究

抄録

Polymer gels consist of chain molecules, and are three-dimensionally crosslinked materials containing a solvent such as water. Especially, it is known that stimuli-responsive polymer gels cause volume changes in response to external stimuli such as changes in temperature and pH. Previously, we developed BZ gels that generate autonomous motion driven by a chemical reaction network. BZ gels consist of stimuli responsive gels and a metal ion of Belousov - Zhabotinsky reaction. BZ gels are expected to be utilized as nano-micro machines and new soft actuators. Recently we found that behaviors of BZ gels strongly depend on mechanical condition. Herein we investigated mechanical waves under stretched condition of BZ gels.