Chemo‐ and Magnetotaxis of Self‐Propelled Light‐Emitting Chemo‐electronic Swimmers

Miniaturized autonomous chemo‐electronic swimmers, based on the coupling of spontaneous oxidation and reduction reactions at the two poles of light‐emitting diodes (LEDs), are presented as chemotactic and magnetotactic devices. In homogeneous aqueous media, random motion caused by a bubble‐induced propulsion mechanism is observed. However, in an inhomogeneous environment, the self‐propelled devices exhibit positive chemotactic behavior, propelling themselves along a pH or ionic strength gradient (?pH and ?I, respectively) in order to reach a thermodynamically higher active state. In addition, the intrinsic permanent magnetic moment of the LED allows self‐orientation in the terrestrial magnetic field or following other external magnetic perturbations, which enables a directional motion control coupled with light emission. The interplay between chemotaxis and magnetotaxis allows fine‐tuning of the dynamic behavior of these swimmers.     

木材仿生趋磁性及其超疏水性能

 室温条件下,利用含Fe³⁺和Fe²⁺盐为前体的化学共沉淀法,成功地在木材表面上附着纳米磁性γ-Fe₂O₃颗粒,并经过进一步化学改性后得到超疏水性材料。利用SEM、XRD、VSM及FT-IR等分析技术对样品进行了表征分析。结果显示,磁性粒子的形状类似颗粒状,并均匀地附在木材表面;γ-Fe₂O₃纳米粒子通过氢键作用与木材表面的羟基相互键合而成功附着在木材表面,并且具有良好的晶型,且磁性γ-Fe₂O₃纳米颗粒显示出良好的超顺磁性,经过改性的磁化材料具备很好的超疏水性。