Frontispiece: Photo‐Controlled Waves and Active Locomotion. Issue 47 (22nd August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Epstein, Irving R.; Gao, Qingyu
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 23:Issue 47(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-08-22
• Subjects: Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction -- chemomechanical transduction -- mechanical properties -- photochemistry -- photo-control -- reaction–diffusion; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201784761
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : Spatially distributed chemically reacting systems under far from equilibrium conditions can give rise to waves of chemical concentration. Such waves play a major role in a variety of phenomena in living systems. Probably the most well‐characterized chemical waves are those found in the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. If one or more species in a reaction that gives rise to chemical waves is photosensitive, light can be used to control these reaction–diffusion waves and wave‐driven active gel locomotion. For more details see the Concept article by I. R. Epstein and Q. Gao onpage 11181 ff.