The Technology
Using sustainable and affordable proteins as the basis for the formation of a new family of environmental polymers that are free-standing, soft, elastic, and most importantly, their electronic and ionic conductivity can be engineered. A special focus is given to the use of proteins from waste sources to promote their circular economy, and to the formation strategy of the polymers, adopting the concepts of Green Chemistry, resulting in the ability to create polymers on the large scales.
Advantages
- Bio-degradable
- Bio-compatiblez
- Low-cost
- Sustainable material
- Facile formation
Applications and Opportunities
- Biosensing: OFET for in-vivo biomedical applications
- Neural/cardiac recording and stimulation
- Conductive scaffolds for tissue-engineering
- Proton exchange membranes for energy applications
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