Casein proteins as building blocks for making ion-conductive bioplastics

• DOI: 10.1039/d2ta00634k
• Publication Date: 2022-06-07T10:40:58Z
• Authors: Mohammad Foqara; Ramesh Nandi; Nadav Amdursky
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences

Raw casein proteins can be used for polymerization into flexible and strong bioplastics, whereas the sulfonation of the casein backbone results in the making of ion-conductive bioplastics.