Modulación de la respuesta electromecánica de las arquitecturas basadas en aminoácidos bioinspirados a través del

Wei Ji1, Bin Xue2, Yuanyuan Yin3

  • 1Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.

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Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron una estrategia de co-ensamblaje utilizando moléculas basadas en alanina y un derivado de bipiridina para controlar el empaque supramolecular. Este método mejora las propiedades electromecánicas, produciendo materiales altamente rígidos y piezoeléctricos para aplicaciones funcionales avanzadas.

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