Using Viruses to Construct Electrodes and More
Posted on November 24, 2006 Comments (0)
Her lab employed this method to form an electrode that can be used in a lithium ion battery like the rechargeable ones used in electronics. The result looks like an innocuous length of celluloid tape, the sort you could use to wrap a package.
“It’s self-assembled,” says Belcher. “The viruses make these materials at room temperature.” So there’s little pollution.
Belcher hopes to be making prototypes within the next two years. “Actual devices are five to 10 years off.”