Mechano-chemical dynamics of active gels: interplay between spatial bistability and volume variations
The mechano-chemical dynamics of a spherical bead of gel immersed in an autocatalytic bistable chemical reaction are examined. The spheres exhibit autonomous volume self-oscillation dynamics. We present a multi-diffusional approach to a hydrodynamic theory of gels, and also evolution equations incor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/JMBM.2011.001 |