The Use of Functionalized Silk Fibroin Films as a Platform for Optical Diffraction-Based Sensing Applications.

Zhou, Zhitao; Shi, Zhifeng; Cai, Xiaoqing; Zhang, Shaoqing; Corder, Stephanie G; Li, Xinxin; Zhang, Yeshun; Zhang, Guozheng et al. · Adv Mater · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

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 opportunities for biosensing applications.

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