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Implantable, multifunctional, bioresorbable optics
An approach that combines enhanced imaging of malignancies, therapeutics, and feedback about therapeutics in a single implantable, biocompatible, and resorbable device is presented. By developing a form of high-quality microstructured optical elements, improved imaging of malignancies and of trea...[ Learn more ]
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Silk-based resorbable electronic devices for remotely controlled therapy and in vivo infection ab...
A fully degradable, remotely controlled, implantable therapeutic device operating in vivo to counter a Staphylococcus aureus infection that disappears once its function is complete is presented. This class of device provides fully resorbable packaging and electronics that can be turned on remotel...[ Learn more ]
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Nanoscale probing of electron-regulated structural transitions in silk proteins by near-field IR ...
Electron-regulated nanoscale polymorphic transitions in silk proteins revealed by near-field infrared imaging and nano-spectroscopy at resolutions approaching the molecular level has been reported. The ability to locally probe nanoscale protein structural transitions combined with nanometre-preci...[ Learn more ]
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The Use of Functionalized Silk Fibroin Films as a Platform for Optical Diffraction-Based Sensing ...
A set of biocompatible, biodegradable, and biofunctionalizable diffractive optical elements (DOEs) using silk proteins as the building materials is reported. The diffraction pattern of a DOE is highly sensitive to the surrounding environment and the structural integrity, offering numerous opportu...[ Learn more ]