Abstract
Abstract Stimuli-responsive polymers and their application to biomaterials have been widely studied. On the other hand, as a novel biomimetic polymer, we have been studying a polymer with an autonomous self-oscillating function by utilizing oscillating chemical reactions. So far, we have succeeded in developing a novel self-oscillating polymer and gels by utilizing the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The self-oscillating polymer is composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), in which Ru(bpy)32+ is incorporated as a catalyst for the BZ reaction. Under the coexistence of the reactants (malonic acid, sodium bromate, and nitric acid), the polymer undergoes spontaneous cyclic soluble–insoluble changes or swelling–deswelling changes (in the case of gel) without any on–off switching of external stimuli. In this paper, our recent studies on the self-oscillating polymer and the design of functional material systems using the polymer are summarized.
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