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From spider webs to a fibre-optic chemical sensor
- Abstract:
- From the spider’s perspective, silk is not only a building material but also a safety net, a weapon and a sensory organ to detect the presence of prey on its web. For scientists, dragline silk - directly extracted from spiders - is a tough, biodegradable and biocompatible optical fibre. These protein optical threads are made up of millions of repetitive protein sequences and domains that, unlike its silica counterpart, can interact with a multitude of chemical species. In this communication, we will explore the potential of using spider silk as a new type of fibre-optic chemical sensor.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Infoscience
- Host title:
- 21st Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter
- Journal:
- 21st Annual Symposium of the Photonics Society Benelux Chapter More from this journal
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-17
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2016-11-28
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- Copyright holder:
- École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 EPFL tous droits réservés
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