Autonomous Movement System Induced by Synergy between pH Oscillation and a pH-Responsive Oil Droplet

Langmuir. 2019 Nov 5;35(44):14266-14271. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02072. Epub 2019 Oct 23.

Abstract

A sustainable droplet motion that is driven by pH oscillation was obtained. The pH oscillation is only of a single pulse in a batch reactor. However, it shows continuous oscillation around the moving droplet, as the motion itself controls the diffusion flux in an asymmetric manner. Various types of motions that are spontaneous in nature may be obtained by a single-pulse oscillation coupled with mass transport.