Controlling chemical oscillations in heterogeneous Belousov-Zhabotinsky gels via mechanical strain

We performed theoretical and computational studies to determine the effect of an applied mechanical strain on the dynamic behavior of heterogeneous polymer gels undergoing the oscillatory Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. In these spatially heterogeneous gels, the catalyst for the reaction is loca...

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Main Authors: Yashin, Victor V., Van Vliet, Krystyn J., Balazs, Anna C.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51008
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5735-0560