Title :
Laser chemistry of silk protein
Author :
Tsuboi, Y. ; Adachi, H. ; Itaya, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Polymer Sci. & Eng., Kyoto Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
We investigated laser ablation of silk-fibroin which has high potential as a functional material. PLD of fibroin films and etching behavior were analyzed in detail. It was revealed that the behavior depends upon the mode of excitation.
Keywords :
biomolecular effects of radiation; fluorescence; laser ablation; laser beam etching; photochemistry; photothermal effects; proteins; pulsed laser deposition; swelling; time resolved spectra; excitation mode dependence; fibroin films; fine microstructure; fluorescence spectrum; functional materials; laser ablation; laser chemistry; laser etching; morphological changes; peptide bond; photochemical effects; photothermal ablation; pulsed laser deposition; silk fibroin; silk protein; single-shot irradiation; swelling; time-resolved luminescence; time-resolved transmittance; Chemical lasers; Chemistry; Etching; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical materials; Protein engineering; Pulsed laser deposition; Sputtering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967725
