Propulsion of a molecular machine by asymmetric distribution of reaction products

被引：617

作者：

Golestanian, R ^{[1
]}

Liverpool, TB

Ajdari, A

机构：

[1] Isaac Newton Inst Math Sci, Cambridge CB3 0EH, England

[2] Inst Adv Studies Basic Sci, Zanjan 45195159, Iran

[3] Univ Leeds, Dept Appl Math, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

[4] Ecole Super Phys & Chim Ind Ville Paris, CNRS, UMR 7083, Lab Physicochim Theor, F-75231 Paris, France

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 94卷 / 22期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.220801

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A simple model for the reaction-driven propulsion of a small device is proposed as a model for (part of) a molecular machine in aqueous media. The motion of the device is driven by an asymmetric distribution of reaction products. The propulsive velocity of the device is calculated as well as the scale of the velocity fluctuations. The effects of hydrodynamic flow as well as a number of different scenarios for the kinetics of the reaction are addressed.

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