Volume 10, Issue 19 pp. 3907-3911
Communication

Supramolecular Assembly of Macroscopic Building Blocks Through Self-Propelled Locomotion by Dissipating Chemical Energy

Mengjiao Cheng

Mengjiao Cheng

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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Guannan Ju

Guannan Ju

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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Yingwei Zhang

Yingwei Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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Mengmeng Song

Mengmeng Song

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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Yajun Zhang

Yajun Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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Feng Shi

Corresponding Author

Feng Shi

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029 China

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First published: 19 May 2014
Citations: 36

Graphical Abstract

Chemical energy supplied by the catalytic decomposition of H2O2 is introduced into macroscopic building blocks, which self-propel, interact with each other, and finally assemble into ordered and advanced structures. The geometry is highly dependent on the way that the catalyst is loaded. The integration of catalyst and building block provides assembling component as well as its energy of motion.

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