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Reactive Inkjet Printing: Reactive Inkjet Printing of Biocompatible Enzyme Powered Silk Micro‐Rockets (Small 30/2016)
Author(s) -
Gregory David A.,
Zhang Yu,
Smith Patrick J.,
Zhao Xiubo,
Ebbens Stephen J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201670148
Subject(s) - silk , inkjet printing , biocompatible material , nanotechnology , materials science , hydrogen peroxide , inkwell , chemistry , composite material , engineering , biomedical engineering , organic chemistry
On page 4048, X. Zhao, S. J. Ebbens, and co‐workers demonstrate the ability to fabricate biocompatible silk microrockets via reactive inkjet printing. The microrockets are powered by catalase and undergo bubble propulsion in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Microrockets are capable of swimming in a large variety of media including biological solutions. Inkjet printing allows digital definition of enzyme distribution within the silk scaffold to control rocket directionality.