SUEMATSU Nobuhiko
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2014/05
Type Academic Journal
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Self-propelled motor driven by a glucose engine
Contribution Type Co-authored (other than first author)
Journal Chemistry Letters
Publisher Chemical Society of Japan
Volume, Issue, Page 43,pp.453-455
Details We developed a catalytic propelled motor using the fuel source glucose, without the addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), in an aqueous phase. The motor was composed of a Pt foil and a filter paper with glucose oxidase (GOx). H2O2 was produced by the enzyme reaction of GOx and glucose around the motor. The speed and fluctuation of the motor increased with an increase in the concentration of glucose based on the enzyme reaction.
DOI 10.1246/cl.131082