title: Synthesis of conducting asymmetric hydrogel particles showing autonomous motion.
abstract: In the present work, we introduce a new approach for the synthesis of asymmetric particles made from electrically conducting polyaniline-alginate hydrogels by using bipolar electrochemistry. Such an intrinsic break of symmetry allows the soft beads to exhibit tunable motion at the air/water interface when loaded with ethanol due to controllable directed release of the solvent.
authors.affiliation: Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR 5255, Site ENSCBP, 16 avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac, France. kuhn@enscbp.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravaine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuhn