Conductive composite materials fabricated from microbially produced protein nanowires

YL Sun, HY Tang, A Ribbe, V Duzhko, TL Woodard… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
YL Sun, HY Tang, A Ribbe, V Duzhko, TL Woodard, JE Ward, Y Bai, KP Nevin
Small, 2018Wiley Online Library
Protein‐based electronic materials have numerous potential advantages with respect to
sustainability and biocompatibility over electronic materials that are synthesized using harsh
chemical processes and/or which contain toxic components. The microorganism Geobacter
sulfurreducens synthesizes electrically conductive protein nanowires (e‐PNs) with high
aspect ratios (3 nm× 10–30 µm) from renewable organic feedstocks. Here, the integration of
G. Sulfurreducens e‐PNs into poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) as a host polymer matrix is …
Abstract
Protein‐based electronic materials have numerous potential advantages with respect to sustainability and biocompatibility over electronic materials that are synthesized using harsh chemical processes and/or which contain toxic components. The microorganism Geobacter sulfurreducens synthesizes electrically conductive protein nanowires (e‐PNs) with high aspect ratios (3 nm × 10–30 µm) from renewable organic feedstocks. Here, the integration of G. Sulfurreducens e‐PNs into poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a host polymer matrix is described. The resultant e‐PN/PVA composites exhibit conductivities comparable to PVA‐based composites containing synthetic nanowires. The relationship between e‐PN density and conductivity of the resultant composites is consistent with percolation theory. These e‐PNs confer conductivity to the composites even under extreme conditions, with the highest conductivities achieved from materials prepared at pH 1.5 and temperatures greater than 100 °C. These results demonstrate that e‐PNs represent viable and sustainable nanowire compositions for the fabrication of electrically conductive composite materials.
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