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- Title
Manipulation of Biomolecule-Modified Liquid-Metal Blobs.
- Authors
Yu, Yue; Miyako, Eijiro
- Abstract
Soft and deformable liquid metals (LMs) are building components in various systems related to uncertain and dynamic task environments. Herein we describe the development of a biomolecule-triggered external-manipulation method involving LM conjugates for the construction of future innovative soft robotics operating in physiological environments. Functional soft hybrids composed of a liquid-metal droplet, a thiolated ligand, and proteins were synthesized for the expression of diverse macroscopic commands, such as attachment to cells, binary fusion, and self-propelled movement through molecular recognition and enzymatic reactions. Our technology could be used to create new state-of-the-art soft robots for chemical and biomedical engineering applications.
- Subjects
LIQUID metals; BIOMOLECULE analysis; ENZYME analysis; ROBOT design &; construction; NEWTONIAN fluids
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2017, Vol 129, Issue 44, p13794
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201705996