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Functional Silk: Colored and Luminescent (Adv. Mater. 11/2012)
Author(s) -
Tansil Natalia C.,
Koh Leng Duei,
Han MingYong
Publication year - 2012
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.201290064
Subject(s) - silk , materials science , luminescence , colored , polymer science , dyeing , fluorescence , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics , optics , physics
The image shows intrinsically multicolored and luminescent silk produced by silkworms that have consumed various fluorescent dyes. Methods to produce such colored and luminescent silks through post‐dyeing and biological methods are reviewed on page 1388 by M.‐Y. Han and coworkers. In particular, the properties, utility, and versatility of the functional silk are highlighted, as well as the molecular property‐dependent incorporation of various materials into silk while it is being secreted by silkworms.