- Self-beating artificial cells: design of cross-linked polymersomes showing self-oscillating motion.
Self-beating artificial cells: design of cross-linked polymersomes showing self-oscillating motion.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2014-12-17)
Ryota Tamate, Takeshi Ueki, Ryo Yoshida
PMID25504232
ABSTRACT
Biomimetic cross-linked polymersomes that exhibit a self-beating motion without any on-off switching are developed. The polymersomes are made from a well-defined synthetic thermoresponsive diblock copolymer, and the thermoresponsive segment includes ruthenium catalysts for the oscillatory chemical reaction and vinylidene groups to cross-link the polymersomes. Autonomous volume and shape oscillations of the cross-linked polymersomes are realized following redox changes of the catalysts.
MATERIALS
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Product Description
Sigma-Aldrich
N-(3-Aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride, contains ≤1,000 ppm MEHQ as stabilizer, 98% (HPLC)
Supelco
Residual Solvent - Toluene, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material