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.
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Omenetto, F., Kaplan, D. A new route for silk. Nature Photon 2, 641–643 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.207
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