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Nonlinear Behavior of a Self-Propelled Droplet Coupled with a Chemical Oscillatory Reaction

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Several self-propelled objects have been investigated and used to add functionalities mimicking biological systems. One promising approach is the introduction of nonlinear chemical reactions such as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction . In this work we placed an aqueous droplet of the BZ solution into an oil phase composed of monoolein and squalane. The BZ droplet moved spontaneously, and its speed oscillated periodically in synchronization with the redox state of the aqueous solution. This finding and measurements of the interfacial tension between water and squalane reveal that the oscillatory motion of the BZ droplet originated from the oscillation of the Br2-concentration. This system has the potential to reflect the characteristics of nonlinear chemical reactions inside the aqueous droplet: not only periodical oscillation but also bifurcations , hysteresis, and responsiveness to the environment.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Ms. K. Ito and Ms. A. Deguchi for their dedication to conducting many experiments. Ms. Ito observed and analyzed the self-propelled motion of the BZ droplets, and Ms. Deguchi measured the surface pressure of MO and Br2MO. This work was supported in part by the Research Project Grant (B) of the Institute of Science and Technology of Meiji University (N.J.S.) and by the JGC-S Grant for Young Researchers (N.J.S.). This report is constructed based on the oral presentation on the Symposium “Complexity and Synergetics” in Hannover (2015), which was supported by the VW-foundation.

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  1. Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University, 4-21-1 Nakano, Tokyo, 164-8525, Japan

    Nobuhiko J. Suematsu

  2. Meiji Institute of Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University, 4-21-1 Nakano, Tokyo, 164-8525, Japan

    Nobuhiko J. Suematsu

  3. Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan

    Yoshihito Mori

  4. Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-Ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan

    Takashi Amemiya

  5. Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan

    Satoshi Nakata

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Suematsu, N.J., Mori, Y., Amemiya, T., Nakata, S. (2018). Nonlinear Behavior of a Self-Propelled Droplet Coupled with a Chemical Oscillatory Reaction. In: Müller, S., Plath, P., Radons, G., Fuchs, A. (eds) Complexity and Synergetics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64334-2_16

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