Self-Folding Graphene Paper in Medical Applications
December 22, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Here’s a medical device idea that’s still on the drawing boards—though it deserves close attention. Materials scientists at Donghua University in China have shown how sheets of graphene “paper,” one atom thick, can be made to self-fold into predicted shapes through hydrophilic treatment and heating. Graphene is 200x stronger than steel by weight, and could be fashioned into miniature robots, artificial muscles and implantable devices. MORE WITH VIDEO
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