The release and self-assembly of peptides from metal–organic frameworks creates surface tension differences that can fuel the cruising motion of the framework, and a microscale 'boat' wrapped around a framework particle, at the air/liquid interface.
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Courbin, L., Artzner, F. Peptide-powered boats. Nature Mater 11, 1008–1009 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3491
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