Insect-inspired super rubber moves toward practical uses in medicine
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The remarkable, rubber-like protein that enables dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects to flap their wings, jump and chirp has major potential uses in medicine, scientists conclude in an article in the journal ACS Macro Letters. It evaluates the latest advances toward using a protein called resilin in nanosprings, biorubbers, biosensors and other applications.