DocumentCode
2065991
Title
Silk - new opportunities in optics and photonics for an ancient material
Author
Omenetto, Fiorenzo G.
Author_Institution
Tufts Univ., Medford, MA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
22-26 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Summary form only given. Famous for its use in clothing since early times, silk is now finding new applications as a useful biocompatible material platform with utility in photonics and electronics. The paper illustrates how purified silkworm silk can be reassembled in high quality, micro and nanostructured optical and optoelectronic elements composed of the organic, biocompatible and implantable protein matrix.
Keywords
biomedical materials; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; nanophotonics; optical elements; optical materials; biocompatible material; implantable protein matrix; microstructured optical elements; nanostructured optical elements; optical materials; optoelectronic elements; organic materials; photonics materials; purified silkworm silk; Active matrix organic light emitting diodes; Clothing; Materials; Photonics; Proteins; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN
Pending
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942912
Filename
5942912
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