The bionic sunflower: a bio-inspired autonomous light tracking photocatalytic system
Jingjing Qin, Kaibin Chu, Yunpeng Huang, Xiangmiao Zhu, Johan Hofkens, Guanjie He, Ivan P. Parkin, Feili Lai, Tianxi Liu
Abstract
Inspired by sunflowers, a bionic sunflower based on a photo-responsive smart hydrogel was used as a photocatalytic reactor and always exhibited a relatively stable and high H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation rate at any random angle of irradiation.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisSunflowerTracking (education)IrradiationSunflower oilMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringComputer scienceChemistryEngineeringBiologyPhysicsAgronomyFood scienceBiochemistryCatalysisPedagogyPsychologyNuclear physicsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationMicro and Nano RoboticsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics