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Self-propelled chemotactic ionic liquid droplets

Francis, Wayne, Fay, Cormac ORCID: 0000-0001-9104-5527, Florea, Larisa ORCID: 0000-0002-4704-2393 and Diamond, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2015) Self-propelled chemotactic ionic liquid droplets. Chemical Communications, 51 . pp. 2342-2344. ISSN 1364-548X

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Abstract

Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-propelled droplets composed solely of the ionic liquid trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium chloride ([P6,6,6,14][Cl]). These droplets spontaneously move along an aqueous-air boundary in the direction of chloride gradients to specific destinations due to asymmetric release of [P6,6,6,14]+ cationic surfactant from the droplet into the aqueous phase.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Ionic liquids
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Physical Sciences > Organic chemistry
Physical Sciences > Chemistry
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4CC09214G
Copyright Information:© 2015 RSC
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland, Insight
ID Code:20573
Deposited On:18 May 2015 10:31 by Wayne Francis . Last Modified 17 Sep 2018 09:40

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