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Science Polymers between cells and materials

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Polymers serve both as a coating for perovskite solar cells and as a new class of substances that kill bacteria on contact.

In September, polymers are used to tune crystallization of perovskite for underwater and triple-junction solar cells, while peptide polymers are described as antibiotics to which bacteria do not develop resistance. The same chemistry of materials proves to be effective in both energy and microbiology.

Materials science Cell (biology) · mentions per day, 30 days
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