ChemPhysChem · 2009 · 25 citations · 23 references
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Polymer conformations: The picture shows instantaneous conformations of product molecules produced in a catalytic reaction at the head of a polymer chain. The extended (left) and collapsed (right) polymers correspond to chains in good and poor solvent conditions, respectively. The product molecule concentration gradient leads to a directed force on the polymer, so that it functions as a self-propelled nanomotor.
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Self-Motile Colloidal Particles: From Directed Propulsion to Random Walk
Jonathan R. Howse, Richard Jones, Anthony J. Ryan et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2007 · 2.2K citations · Full text