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Rapid Nanoimprinting of Silk Fibroin Films for Biophotonic Applications
Author(s) -
Amsden Jason J.,
Domachuk Peter,
Gopinath Ashwin,
White Robert D.,
Negro Luca Dal,
Kaplan David L.,
Omenetto Fiorenzo G.
Publication year - 2010
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.200903166
Subject(s) - fibroin , materials science , silk , nanotechnology , biocompatibility , biocompatible material , nanophotonics , microfluidics , smart material , substrate (aquarium) , biomedical engineering , composite material , medicine , oceanography , geology , metallurgy
With soft micro‐ and nanopatterned materials becoming increasingly useful for various, optical, mechanical, electronic, microfluidic, and optofluidic devices, the extension of this paradigm to a pure protein‐based material substrate provides entirely new options for such devices. Silk fibroin combines the properties of an ideal nanoimprint resist with superior optical quality and biocompatibility making it a new technology platform that seamlessly combines nanophotonics, biopolymeric, and biocompatible materials.