Front Cover: Self‐Sustained Marangoni Flows Driven by Chemical Reactions (ChemSystemsChem 6/2021). Issue 6 (19th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nguindjel, Anne‐Déborah C.; Korevaar, Peter A.
• Is Part Of: ChemSystemsChem. Volume 3:Issue 6(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-10-19
• Subjects: control mechanism -- fuel delivery -- Marangoni flow -- out-of-equilibrium systems; Synthetic biology -- Periodicals; Artificial cells -- Periodicals; Chemical systems -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; 572
• DOI: 10.1002/syst.202100039
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2570-4206

Abstract

Abstract : The Front Cover represents an artist impression of self‐sustained Marangoni flows. Conversion of the surfactants results in surface tension gradients that drive the Marangoni flow (blue waves) towards the site of UV illumination (yellow) – such that in turn new reagents are delivered which keep the flow "alive". The spheres in the background represent the oleic acid droplets that are accumulated at the site of illumination. The work points out how gradients can be sustained by combining chemical reactions to a physicochemical mechanism that translates a chemical gradient into a flux of reagents – which in turn drive the chemical reaction. Cover design by Anne‐Déborah C. Nguindjel. More information can be found in the Article by Anne‐Déborah C. Nguindjel and Peter A. Korevaar .