Issue 8, 2015
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Soft Matter

Multiple-division of self-propelled oil droplets through acetal formation†

Taisuke Banno,a   Rie Kuroha,a   Shingo Miuraa  and  Taro Toyota*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
E-mail: cttoyota@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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b Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Abstract

We demonstrate a novel system that exhibits both self-propelled motion and division of micrometer-sized oil droplets induced by chemical conversion of the system components. Such unique dynamics were observed in an oil-in-water emulsion of a benzaldehyde derivative, an alkanol and a cationic surfactant at a low pH.

Graphical abstract: Multiple-division of self-propelled oil droplets through acetal formation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4SM02631D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Nov 2014
Accepted
08 Jan 2015
First published
08 Jan 2015

Soft Matter, 2015,11, 1459-1463

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Multiple-division of self-propelled oil droplets through acetal formation

T. Banno, R. Kuroha, S. Miura and T. Toyota, Soft Matter, 2015, 11, 1459 DOI: 10.1039/C4SM02631D

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