Issue 10, 2018

Solid-state electrical applications of protein and peptide based nanomaterials

Abstract

The field of organic electronics continues to be driven by new charge-transporting materials that are typically processed from toxic organic solvents incompatible with biological environments. Over the past few decades, powerful examples of electrical transport as mediated through protein-based macromolecules have fueled the emerging area of organic bioelectronics. These attractive bioinspired architectures have enabled several important applications that draw on their functional electrical properties, ranging from field-effect transistors to piezoelectrics. In addition to naturally occurring protein biomacromolecules, unnatural oligopeptide self-assemblies and peptide–π conjugates also exhibit interesting electrical applications. This review provides an overview of electrical transport and electrical polarization in specialized biomaterials as manifested in solid-state device architectures.

Graphical abstract: Solid-state electrical applications of protein and peptide based nanomaterials

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Nov. 2017
First published
23 Apr. 2018

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018,47, 3640-3658

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Solid-state electrical applications of protein and peptide based nanomaterials

S. S. Panda, H. E. Katz and J. D. Tovar, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 3640 DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00817A

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