Opis projektu
Inspirowane bakteriami biokompatybilne i biodegradowalne urządzenia elektroniczne
Mikroorganizmy i mitochondria wykorzystują łańcuchy transportu elektronów (kompleksy białek błonowych) do transferu elektronów od donorów do receptorów i wytwarzania energii niezbędnej do metabolizmu. Do niedawna sądzono, że biologiczny transport elektronów odbywa się na odległościach rzędu nanometra, jednak odkrycie tak zwanych bakterii przewodowych, które przewodzą prąd na odległość kilku centymetrów, wywróciło ten pogląd do góry nogami. Partnerzy finansowanego ze środków UE projektu PRINGLE ustalili, że włókna białkowe zamknięte w otoczce komórki tych bakterii mają zdolność przewodzenia prądu przewyższającą zdolności wszystkich innych znanych materiałów biologicznych o kilka rzędów wielkości. Naukowcy chcą kontynuować swoje badania, aby wynaleźć dopasowane do potrzeb struktury białkowe i nową generację biokompatybilnych i biodegradowalnych urządzeń elektronicznych.
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Recently, an entirely novel type of bacteria has been discovered that can guide high electrical currents over centimeter-long distances through long, thin fibers embedded in the cell envelope. Recent studies by PRINGLE consortium members reveal that these protein fibers possess extraordinarRecently, an entirely novel type of bacteria has been discovered that can guide high electrical currents over centimeter-long distances through long, thin fibers embedded in the cell envelope. Recent studies by PRINGLE consortium members reveal that these protein fibers possess extraordinary electrical properties, including an electrical conductivity that exceeds that of any known biological material by orders of magnitude. The ambition of PRINGLE is to unlock the vast technological potential of this newly discovered biomaterial. To this end, we propose to utilize custom-crafted protein structures as elementary active and passive components in a new generation of biocompatible and biodegradable electronic devices. The resulting long-term technological vision is to establish a radically new type of electronics (PROTEONICS) that is entirely bio-based and CO2 neutral, and in which protein components can provide different all types of electronic functionality. PRINGLE will provide the fundamental and technological basis for PROTEONICS by (1) developing fabrication and patterning technologies for proteonic materials and nanostructures, (2) tuning the electronic properties of these proteonic materials in a fit-for-purpose manner, and (3) integrating proteonic materials as functional components into all-protein electronic devices. As such, PRINGLE-based technology could provide a significant breakthrough towards next generation electronics applications in a circular economy, opening entirely new avenues for interfacing biological systems with electronics and allowing completely new sustainable production and recycling pathways for electronic components.
Dziedzina nauki
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibers
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronics
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteins
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterials
Program(-y)
Zaproszenie do składania wniosków
HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01
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