由分子机器快速驱动的无溶剂光敏人造肌肉
Shinji Ikejiri1, Yoshinori Takashima1,2, Motofumi Osaki1
1Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 13, 2018
概括
用聚乙烯糖醇 (PEG) 和一种新的链驱动器制成的光敏凝在紫外线下呈现出快速,大的变形. 这种运动由静光异构化驱动,可在湿和干的状态下进行可重复的曲和提升.
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 聚合物化学
- 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 光响应材料为先进的执行器提供了潜力.
- 聚合物凝可以被设计为特定的机械反应.
- 基于Rotaxane的分子机器提供可调节的执行机制.
研究的目的:
- 开发使用c2链交联聚合物网络的新型光响应执行器.
- 研究由紫外线辐射触发的启动机制.
- 评估这些执行器在湿和干状态中的性能.
主要方法:
- 使用四臂聚乙烯糖醇 (PEG) 通过 [c2] 链进行交叉连接,制备水凝和干凝.
- 紫外线/紫外线光谱,核磁共振测量和拉伸测试以分析执行机制.
- 在不同的紫外线波长和机械负荷下对执行性能进行评估.
主要成果:
- 在潮湿和干燥条件下,这些凝在紫外线照射下表现出快速和大的变形.
- 证实了[c2]daisy链中的stilbene单元的光异构化.
- 凝的反应和收缩取决于四臂PEG的分子量.
结论:
- 这项研究阐明了一种机制,即α- 循环素 (αCD) 识别了转基因,保持了PEG链长度,并在cis- 异构化时释放它,导致凝收缩.
- 合成的执行器是可重复的,能够执行重要的机械工作,例如曲和提升15倍自己的重量.
- 这些发现突显了基于罗塔的聚合物网络作为多功能光响应执行器的潜力.
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