Autonomous Flexing Artificial Muscle
April 12, 2022 | Terry Sharrer
From Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Freiburg, Germany: “Herein, an artificial protein muscle is introduced, exerting rhythmic autonomous movements via nonequilibrium states driven by chemically fueled pH oscillation reactions. Key to the design are recombinantly produced human matrix proteins selectively reengineered to respond to different stimuli.” MORE
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