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Silk Metamaterials: Metamaterial Silk Composites at Terahertz Frequencies (Adv. Mater. 32/2010)
Author(s) -
Tao Hu,
Amsden Jason J.,
Strikwerda Andrew C.,
Fan Kebin,
Kaplan David L.,
Zhang Xin,
Averitt Richard D.,
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.201090106
Subject(s) - silk , materials science , metamaterial , terahertz radiation , fabrication , biocompatible material , composite material , polymer science , optoelectronics , biomedical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Natural silk fibers provide the raw material to constitute biocompatible films with ideal properties for device integration, as reported by Xin Zhang, Richard D. Averitt, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto, and coworkers on p. 3527 . The image shows a metamaterial structure patterned directly onto a 2 cm × 2 cm freestanding silk film placed on a bed of natural silk threads to visually recapitulate the origin and end point of the fabrication.