Commentary
Nature Photonics 2, 641 - 643 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.207
A new route for silk
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto1,2 & David L. Kaplan1
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.
- Department of Physics, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.
Correspondence to: Fiorenzo G. Omenetto1,2 e-mail: fiorenzo.omenetto@tufts.edu
Abstract
Famous for its use in clothing since early times, silk is now finding a new application as a useful biocompatible material in photonic devices. Thin films, diffraction gratings and organic photonic crystals are just a few of the exciting possibilities.
