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Chemical self-organization in self-assembling biomimetic systems
Federico RossiMaria Liria Turco Liverisubject
Materials science{CHEMICAL} {OSCILLATORS}Pattern formation{SELF-ORGANIZATION}Context (language use)Chemical reaction{CONVECTION}surface tension{CHEMICAL} {OSCILLATORS}; {CONVECTION}; {DIFFUSION}; Lipid systems; {MICELLES}; Self-assembly; {SELF-ORGANIZATION}; surface tensionSelf-organization Self-assembly Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction Chemical oscillators Turing structures Biomimetic systems Lipid systems Micelles Surface tension Diffusion Convection{MICELLES}Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica FisicaSelf-organizationMICELLESEcological ModelingLipid systemsCHEMICAL OSCILLATORS; CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; Lipid systems; MICELLES; Self-assembly; SELF-ORGANIZATION; surface tensionSelf-assemblySELF-ORGANIZATIONCHEMICAL OSCILLATORS{DIFFUSION}DIFFUSIONCoupling (physics)Belousov–Zhabotinsky reactionChemical physicsCONVECTIONSelf-assemblyTransport phenomenadescription
Abstract Far-from-equillibrium oscillating chemical reactions are among the simplest systems showing complex behaviors and emergent properties. This class of reactions is often employed to mimic and understand the mechanisms of a great variety of biological processes. In this context, pattern formation due to the coupling between reaction and transport phenomena represent an active and promising research area. In this paper, we present results coming from experiments where we tried to blend the structural properties of self-assembled matrixes (sodium dodecyl sulphate micelles and phospholipid bilayers) together with the evolutive peculiarities of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. A series of interesting dynamical behaviors, like spatio-temporal chaos, stationary patterns and segmented waves, were found in reaction–diffusion and reaction–diffusion–convection experiments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-01 |