| Literature DB >> 25562698 |
Wayne Francis1, Cormac Fay, Larisa Florea, Dermot Diamond.
Abstract
Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-propelled droplets composed solely of the ionic liquid trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium chloride ([P(6,6,6,14)][Cl]). These droplets spontaneously move along an aqueous-air boundary in the direction of chloride gradients to specific destinations due to asymmetric release of [P(6,6,6,14)](+) cationic surfactant from the droplet into the aqueous phase.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25562698 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09214g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222