Do not worry practically whiny when crying. Soon, you can reason that by crying, you can contribute energy.
The benefits of tears for electricity are known from research researchers at the University of Limerick, Ireland who discovered the new benefits of a protein called lysozyme.
Apart from tears, lysozyme can also be found in saliva, milk, mucilage, and egg whites.
Penelitain to lysozyme is not really new. Alexander Fleming studied lysozyme as an antibiotic candidate before finding penicillin. Then, in 1965 lysozyme became one of the first proteins to be mapped in three dimensions.
Lisozin efficacious to help break down the cell wall of bacteria. In the form of crystals, the enzyme can produce an electrical charge that can be a new energy source for medical implant devices such as pacemakers.
the researchers looked at the lysozyme crystal behavior when squeezed between two glass. Apparently, crystals can generate electricity in response to pressure, called piezoelectric.
The efficiency of lysozyme crystals can match quartz crystals that also produce piezoelectric. These chemicals were discovered by the French physicists Pierre and Jacques Curie in the late 19th century. Unfortunately, quartz crystals do not fit incorporated into the interior of the body.
Because it is a biological material, lysozyme can be used for ingredients that are implanted in the body.
"This is a new approach," said lead researcher Tofail Syed. "Because scientists have so far been trying to understand piezoelectricity in biology by using complex hierarchies such as tissue, cell or polypeptide rather than investigating simple fundamental building blocks."
In the future, lysozyme can be used on new medical implants capable of releasing drugs in the body, driven and controlled by sensors that detect lysozyme under the skin.
"We also envisage that lysozymes can be used as biodegradable piezoelectric sources, and antimicrobial agents or for conventional implants," wrote Syed and colleagues in the October 2017 issue of Applied Physics Letters.
