{"id":136275,"date":"2026-09-29T10:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/ibec-engineers-a-tunable-material-inspired-by-insect-exoskeletons\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:36:07","slug":"ibec-dissenya-un-material-programable-inspirat-en-exosquelet-dels-insectes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/ca\/ibec-dissenya-un-material-programable-inspirat-en-exosquelet-dels-insectes\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#8217;IBEC dissenya un material programable inspirat en l&#8217;exosquelet dels insectes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Un nou estudi liderat per l&#8217;Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) mostra que un mateix biomaterial pot &#8220;programar-se&#8221; localment per ser r\u00edgid en unes zones i flexible en d&#8217;altres, imitant una estrat\u00e8gia que insectes i altres artr\u00f2podes fa temps que utilitzen.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Com a prova de concepte, descrita a la revista <em>Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/em>, els investigadors van construir estructures articulades que combinen segments r\u00edgids i articulacions flexibles per permetre un moviment controlat dins d&#8217;una \u00fanica l\u00e0mina cont\u00ednua.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspirant-se en com la natura construeix estructures complexes a partir d&#8217;un \u00fanic material, l&#8217;enfocament podria simplificar tant la fabricaci\u00f3 com el reciclatge. Programar localment un \u00fanic material biodegradable amb quantitats tra\u00e7a de metalls evita haver de produir materials diferents per a funcions diferents, i podria permetre reciclar o compostar l&#8217;objecte sencer d&#8217;un sol cop, eliminant la separaci\u00f3 i la recuperaci\u00f3 per separat que exigeixen avui els productes multimaterial.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136263 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JGFernandez-Fan.png 1825w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/564;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigadors del grup de <a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/research-groups\/biointegrated-materials-and-engineering\/\" class=\"blc-broken-link\" data-blc-broken=\"1\">Materials i Enginyeria Biointegrats<\/a> de l&#8217;Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) han demostrat que afegir quantitats tra\u00e7a de diferents ions met\u00e0l\u00b7lics al quitosan permet ajustar localment la seva rigidesa, resist\u00e8ncia o flexibilitat, sense modificar-ne la qu\u00edmica de base. El quitosan \u00e9s un biopol\u00edmer derivat de la quitina, obtingut habitualment de closques de crustacis, tot i que tamb\u00e9 es pot extreure de fongs, insectes i altres residus renovables. L&#8217;enfocament, publicat recentment a <em>Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/em>, s&#8217;inspira en una estrat\u00e8gia que la natura fa servir des de fa molt de temps per explorar com un sol material sostenible podria fer la feina mec\u00e0nica de diversos \u2014com en el cas de les articulacions flexibles i les plaques r\u00edgides que formen un \u00fanic exoesquelet d&#8217;insecte\u2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Programar un mateix material de diverses maneres<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Els productes moderns solen fabricar-se combinant diversos materials diferents, cadascun triat per a una funci\u00f3 concreta: pensem en una ampolla i el seu tap, o en una carcassa r\u00edgida al voltant d&#8217;una junta flexible. Aquesta estrat\u00e8gia respon b\u00e9 a les necessitats de rendiment a curt termini, per\u00f2 t\u00e9 un cost al final de la vida \u00fatil del producte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>i un sol material es pot programar perqu\u00e8 es comporti de manera molt diferent d&#8217;una zona a una altra, es pot continuar reciclant o compostant com un \u00fanic material, sense necessitat de separar-lo primer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Javier G. Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abAvui, el principal coll d&#8217;ampolla del reciclatge no \u00e9s el material en si, sin\u00f3 recuperar i separar els diferents materials que componen un mateix objecte\u00bb<\/em>, explica <strong>Javier G. Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, professor d&#8217;Investigaci\u00f3 ICREA a l&#8217;IBEC i l\u00edder de l&#8217;estudi. <em>\u00abSi un sol material es pot programar perqu\u00e8 es comporti de manera molt diferent d&#8217;una zona a una altra, es pot continuar reciclant o compostant com un \u00fanic material, sense necessitat de separar-lo primer\u00bb.<\/em> Nom\u00e9s el pl\u00e0stic existeix en centenars de tipus diferents, cadascun amb la seva pr\u00f2pia cadena de reciclatge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davant d&#8217;aquest enfocament multimaterial, els organismes vius aconsegueixen funcions mec\u00e0niques diferents dins d&#8217;una mateixa estructura ajustant localment un conjunt limitat de peces b\u00e0siques. Els insectes, per exemple, construeixen els seus exoesquelets a partir de quitina \u2014el pol\u00edmer natural del qual deriva el quitosan\u2014 adaptant regions diferents per al suport, el moviment o la protecci\u00f3. Aquesta economia de materials reflecteix una estrat\u00e8gia evolutiva coneguda com a <em>survival of the cheapest<\/em> (\u00abla superviv\u00e8ncia del m\u00e9s barat\u00bb): aconseguir una gran diversitat funcional sense multiplicar els materials necessaris. <em>\u00abLa natura canvia habitualment les propietats locals d&#8217;un \u00fanic material per guanyar efici\u00e8ncia\u00bb<\/em>, explica Fern\u00e1ndez. <em>\u00abUn insecte construeix tot el seu exoesquelet com una sola pe\u00e7a cont\u00ednua, i tot i aix\u00f2 inclou parts molt flexibles, com les articulacions de les potes, i parts molt r\u00edgides, com el t\u00f2rax o les ales. Aix\u00f2 \u00e9s eficient de produir, perqu\u00e8 l&#8217;animal nom\u00e9s ha d&#8217;ajustar un \u00fanic proc\u00e9s, i tamb\u00e9 \u00e9s eficient des del punt de vista mec\u00e0nic, perqu\u00e8 una estructura sense unions \u00e9s molt m\u00e9s resistent que una altra constru\u00efda unint peces separades\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per posar aquest principi en pr\u00e0ctica, l&#8217;equip de l&#8217;IBEC va utilitzar quitosan, un derivat de la quitina, per capturar ions met\u00e0l\u00b7lics dins de l&#8217;estructura de pel\u00b7l\u00edcules primes. Van introduir ions de coure, zinc o n\u00edquel mentre el pol\u00edmer estava dissolt, atrapant-los dins del material a mesura que s&#8217;assecava. Tot seguit, un tractament alcal\u00ed va deixar m\u00e9s disponibles els punts d&#8217;uni\u00f3 naturals del quitosan per interactuar amb els ions ja incorporats. Aquestes interaccions modifiquen com s&#8217;associen les cadenes del pol\u00edmer, la qual cosa ofereix als investigadors una manera d&#8217;ajustar el comportament mec\u00e0nic del material triant el metall, sense alterar-ne l&#8217;esquelet qu\u00edmic de base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Vol\u00edem demostrar, en un sol objecte, que es pot plegar i desplegar de manera controlada \u2014com l&#8217;ala d&#8217;un insecte\u2014 sense cola, costures ni peces separades<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akshayakumar Kompa<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>El resultat \u00e9s el mateix pol\u00edmer de base amb personalitats mec\u00e0niques marcadament diferents segons quin metall s&#8217;hi hagi afegit. En condicions seques, el quitosan dopat amb zinc va resultar m\u00e9s d&#8217;un 50% m\u00e9s fort i r\u00edgid que el quitosan sense dopar, tot i que menys el\u00e0stic; el quitosan dopat amb coure es va tornar m\u00e9s d\u00factil, estirant-se molt m\u00e9s abans de trencar-se, a costa de resist\u00e8ncia; el quitosan dopat amb n\u00edquel va quedar en un punt intermedi. El resultat m\u00e9s singular va apar\u00e8ixer en mullar les pel\u00b7l\u00edcules: mentre que el quitosan sense dopar i les versions dopades amb coure i zinc s\u2019afeblien en l&#8217;aigua, tal com passa amb la majoria de materials biol\u00f2gics i bioinspirats, la versi\u00f3 dopada amb n\u00edquel es tornava, en canvi, m\u00e9s forta i r\u00edgida \u2014una inversi\u00f3 que l&#8217;equip ja havia observat, i estudiat amb m\u00e9s profunditat mecan\u00edstica, en un material relacionat de quitosan-n\u00edquel descrit en un <a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/a-biological-material-that-becomes-stronger-when-wet-could-replace-plastics\/\">estudi anterior de l&#8217;IBEC<\/a> publicat a <em>Nature Communications<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per demostrar la utilitat d&#8217;aquesta \u00abprogramaci\u00f3\u00bb local, l&#8217;equip va construir una estructura en forma de ventall, inspirada en l&#8217;origami, que combina un quitosan r\u00edgid dopat amb n\u00edquel amb un quitosan flexible sense dopar en una \u00fanica l\u00e0mina cont\u00ednua. <em>\u00abVol\u00edem demostrar, en un sol objecte, que es pot plegar i desplegar de manera controlada \u2014com l&#8217;ala d&#8217;un insecte\u2014 sense cola, costures ni peces separades\u00bb<\/em>, explica <strong>Akshayakumar Kompa<\/strong>, investigador postdoctoral al grup de Fern\u00e1ndez a l&#8217;IBEC i primer autor de l&#8217;estudi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Programmable actuation of chitinous constructs via local metal doping\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dFeSLUdnazg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&#8217;equip tamb\u00e9 va provar com es degradaven en terra les diferents versions del material. En tres setmanes, les pel\u00b7l\u00edcules dopades amb zinc es van degradar completament, les dopades amb coure van perdre al voltant de la meitat de la seva massa, i les dopades amb n\u00edquel \u2014les m\u00e9s fortes de les tres en mullat\u2014 es van degradar m\u00e9s lentament, perdent al voltant d&#8217;una quarta part de la seva massa en el mateix per\u00edode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Pr\u00f2xims passos<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These early results open a promising route to using biological materials as nature does: creating diverse mechanical functions by tuning local properties within a continuous structure. Beyond the films demonstrated here, the advance offers a design principle for sustainable, biointegrated objects that combine support and movement in a single material. The next steps are to assess durability under repeated movement, adapt the process for larger-scale manufacturing, and establish how the materials break down and interact with the environment. Soil tests already show metal-dependent differences in mass loss; further studies will distinguish biological degradation from dissolution and fragmentation, quantify metal release, and assess environmental safety. Together, these efforts will help translate the concept into practical designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Article de refer\u00e8ncia<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akshayakumar Kompa and Javier G. Fern\u00e1ndez. <strong>Artificial reproduction of chitinous mechanical versatility through metal doping and its use in resource-efficient product design<\/strong><em>.<\/em> <em>Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/em> (2026). 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Com a prova de concepte, descrita a la revista Journal of Materials Chemistry A, els investigadors van construir estructures articulades que combinen segments r\u00edgids i articulacions flexibles per permetre un moviment controlat dins d&#8217;una \u00fanica l\u00e0mina cont\u00ednua. Inspirant-se en com la natura construeix estructures complexes a partir d&#8217;un \u00fanic material, l&#8217;enfocament podria simplificar tant la fabricaci\u00f3 com el reciclatge. Programar localment un \u00fanic material biodegradable amb quantitats tra\u00e7a de metalls evita haver de produir materials diferents per a funcions diferents, i podria permetre reciclar o compostar l&#8217;objecte sencer d&#8217;un sol cop, eliminant la separaci\u00f3 i la recuperaci\u00f3 per separat que exigeixen avui els productes multimaterial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":136264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[2179,2173],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-136275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticies-de-recerca","tag-biointegrated-materials-and-engineering","tag-javier-g-fernandez"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>L&#039;IBEC dissenya un material programable inspirat en l&#039;exosquelet dels insectes - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/ca\/ibec-dissenya-un-material-programable-inspirat-en-exosquelet-dels-insectes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ca_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"L&#039;IBEC dissenya un material programable inspirat en l&#039;exosquelet dels insectes - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Un nou estudi liderat per l&#039;Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) mostra que un mateix biomaterial pot &quot;programar-se&quot; localment per ser r\u00edgid en unes zones i flexible en d&#039;altres, imitant una estrat\u00e8gia que insectes i altres artr\u00f2podes fa temps que utilitzen. 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