Nanowerk  April 30, 2024 Electronically conductive protein-based materials can enable the creation of bioelectronic components and devices from sustainable and nontoxic materials, while also being well-suited to interface with biological systems for biosensor applications. However, as proteins are generally electrical insulators, the ability to render protein assemblies electroactive in a tailorable manner can usher in a plethora of useful materials. An international team of researchers (Australia, USA – UC Berkeley) developed a process to fabricate electronically conductive protein nanowires by aligning heme molecules in proximity along protein filaments, with the nanowires also possessing charge transfer abilities that enabled energy harvesting […]