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Intrinsically Colored and Luminescent Silk

  1. Natalia C. Tansil1,
  2. Yang Li2,
  3. Choon Peng Teng1,
  4. Shuangyuan Zhang3,
  5. Khin Yin Win1,
  6. Xing Chen3,
  7. Xiang Yang Liu2,
  8. Ming-Yong Han1,3,*

Article first published online: 9 FEB 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201003860

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 12, pages 1463–1466, March 25, 2011

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How to Cite

Tansil, N. C., Li, Y., Teng, C. P., Zhang, S., Win, K. Y., Chen, X., Liu, X. Y. and Han, M.-Y. (2011), Intrinsically Colored and Luminescent Silk. Adv. Mater., 23: 1463–1466. doi: 10.1002/adma.201003860

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A *STAR 3 Research Link, 117602, Singapore

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore

  3. 3

    Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117576, Singapore

*Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A *STAR 3 Research Link, 117602, Singapore.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 MAR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 9 FEB 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 12 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 19 OCT 2010

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Keywords:

  • silk;
  • fibers;
  • fibroin;
  • biomaterials;
  • luminescence
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Various intrinsically colored and luminescent silks are produced in vivo through the direct uptake of dyes into silkworms. A better understanding is established to select and design functional materials for effective uptake into silk fibroin by controlling structure-dependent hydrophobicity and self-assembly capabilities.

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