Title :
Silk - new opportunities in optics and photonics for an ancient material
Author :
Omenetto, Fiorenzo G.
Author_Institution :
Tufts Univ., Medford, MA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942912
