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Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestine

by James Mitchell Crow, RSC last modified 05-16-12 07:43 AM Copyright 2012, RSC
Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestine

The polymer gel can contract like an intestine © Wiley-VCH

A reaction best known for the attractive swirling patterns it produces in a Petri dish is more than just a pretty face, chemists in Japan have shown. The researchers have found that the oscillating chemical waves of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction are strong enough to carry a cargo, driving it along a length of smart polymer tubing using contractions - just like an intestine.  More...

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/May/belousov-zhabotinsky-reaction-artificial-intestine.asp

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