Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Multifunctional and biodegradable self-propelled protein motors

  • Abdon Pena-Francesch,
  • Joshua Giltinan,
  • Metin Sitti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11141-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Several factors have limited the potential/application of self-propelled chemical motors. Here, to address some of these concerns, the authors report on the development of squid-derived biodegradable motors, which use an anaesthetic metabolite for propulsion and demonstrate a range of different applications.