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Biocompatible Silk Printed Optical Waveguides
Author(s) -
Parker Sara T.,
Domachuk Peter,
Amsden Jason,
Bressner Jason,
Lewis Jennifer A.,
Kaplan David L.,
Omenetto Fiorenzo G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200801580
Subject(s) - biocompatible material , silk , materials science , 3d printed , composite material , engineering , biomedical engineering
Biocompatible silk optical waveguides are fabricated by direct‐write assembly and demonstrated to guide light in both straight and curved architectures. These waveguides can easily be doped or functionalized with bioactive molecules, and are promising materials for biophotonic devices.