Crystal clear: Protein found in tears can generate electricity

Aimee Stapleton; Tewfik Soulimane; Tofail Syed

doi:10.1042/bio04001028

Crystal clear: Protein found in tears can generate electricity

Aimee Stapleton, Tewfik Soulimane, Tofail Syed

University of Limerick

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Abstract

Sometimes crying over spilled milk isn't such a bad thing - especially if you're trying to produce electricity. Both tears and milk contain a protein called lysozyme that produces an electrical charge when squeezed. This new discovery begs the question: what could this be used for? In the future, this protein may serve as an energy-harvesting material to power medical devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	28-31
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biochemist
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1042/bio04001028
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2018

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