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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 ]
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Metamaterial Silk Composites at Terahertz Frequencies
Fabrication and characterization of the first large area metamaterial structures patterned on free-standing biocompatible silk substrates is reported. Strong resonance responses at terahertz frequencies are shown, providing a promising path towards the development a new class of metamaterial-insp...[ Learn more ]
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Materials and Designs for Wirelessly Powered Implantable Light-Emitting Systems
Strategies are presented to achieve bendable and stretchable systems of microscale inorganic light-emitting diodes with wireless powering schemes, suitable for use in implantable devices. The results include materials strategies, together with studies of the mechanical, electronic, thermal and ra...[ Learn more ]
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Silk-Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors
An array of passive Au antennae fabricated on an all-protein-based silk substrate were conformally transferred and adhered to the surface of an egg. The process allows for intimate contact of micro- and nanostructures that can probe their surrounding environment, and accordingly provides the oppo...[ Learn more ]