title: Reactive Inkjet Printing of Biocompatible Enzyme Powered Silk Micro-Rockets.
abstract: Inkjet-printed enzyme-powered silk-based micro-rockets are able to undergo autonomous motion in a vast variety of fluidic environments including complex media such as human serum. By means of digital inkjet printing it is possible to alter the catalyst distribution simply and generate varying trajectory behavior of these micro-rockets. Made of silk scaffolds containing enzymes these micro-rockets are highly biocompatible and non-biofouling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Mappin Street, S1 3JD, UK.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Mappin Street, S1 3JD, UK.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 64 Garden Street, S1 4BJ, UK.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Mappin Street, S1 3JD, UK.|School of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Life Science, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
authors.forename: Xiubo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Mappin Street, S1 3JD, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ebbens
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing / Q000379:methods*; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D047011:Silk
keywords: biocompatible; bubble propulsion; micro-rockets; reactive inkjet printing; regenerated silk fibroin