APL Materials
(Oct 2020)
Proton conduction in inkjet-printed reflectin films
Yujia Lu,
Preeta Pratakshya,
Atrouli Chatterjee,
Xiaoteng Jia,
David D. Ordinario,
Long Phan,
Juana A. Cerna Sanchez,
Rylan Kautz,
Vivek Tyagi,
Priyam Patel,
Yegor Van Dyke,
MyAnh K. Dao,
Justin P. Kerr,
James Long,
Alex Allevato,
Jessica Leal-Cruz,
Eric Tseng,
Ethan R. Peng,
Andrew Reuter,
Justin Couvrette,
Samantha Drake,
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto,
Alon A. Gorodetsky
Affiliations
Yujia Lu
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Preeta Pratakshya
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Atrouli Chatterjee
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Xiaoteng Jia
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
David D. Ordinario
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Long Phan
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Juana A. Cerna Sanchez
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Rylan Kautz
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Vivek Tyagi
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Priyam Patel
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Yegor Van Dyke
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
MyAnh K. Dao
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Justin P. Kerr
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
James Long
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Alex Allevato
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Jessica Leal-Cruz
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Eric Tseng
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Ethan R. Peng
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Andrew Reuter
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Justin Couvrette
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Samantha Drake
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
Alon A. Gorodetsky
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8,
no. 10
Abstract
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Biomolecular proton conducting materials have been touted as promising for seamlessly and directly interfacing natural biological systems with traditional artificial electronics. As such, proton conduction has been explored for a variety of protein- and polypeptide-based materials. Within this context, cephalopod structural proteins called reflectins have demonstrated several favorable properties, including outstanding electrical figures of merit as proton conductors and intrinsic biocompatibility with cellular systems. However, the processing of reflectins into films has typically used low-throughput material-intensive strategies and has often required organic solvents. Herein, we report the preparation of devices from active layers fabricated via inkjet printing of reflectin solubilized in water and the systematic evaluation of their electrical performance. Taken together, our findings represent a step forward in the manufacturing and development of unconventional bioelectronic platforms from the reflectin family of proteins.
Published in APL Materials
ISSN
2166-532X (Online)
Publisher
AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher
United States
LCC subjects
Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology
Science: Physics
Website
http://aplmaterials.aip.org
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