Creation of energetic biothermite inks using ferritin liquid protein

Energetic liquids often suffer from low energy density. Here, the authors create a highly energetic liquid by stabilizing aluminium nanoparticles in ferritin liquid protein, and use this ink to print energetic 3D structures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph M. Slocik, Ruel McKenzie, Patrick B. Dennis, Rajesh R. Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15156