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Squeezed virus produces electricity

Nature Nanotechnology volume 7, pages 343–344 (2012)Cite this article

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A bioengineered thin film of M13 bacteriophage shows piezoelectric properties that are promising for small-scale device integration.

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Figure 1: Piezoelectricity and viruses.

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  1. S. Michael Yu is at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA,

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