Biomineralization refers to the process through which minerals nucleate in a structured
manner to form specific crystal structures by the regulating of biomacromolecules …

Bombyx mori silk fibers exhibit significant potential for applications in smart textiles, such as
fiber sensors, fiber actuators, optical fibers, and energy harvester. Silk fibroin (SF) from B …

The research of carbon-based antivirals is still in its infancy, and their development into safe
and effective carbon dots (CDs) with antiviral activity at multiple points in the life cycle of the …

Two of the key questions to be addressed are whether and how one can turn cocoon silk
into fascinating materials with different electronic and optical functions so as to fabricate the …

Physically transient resistive switching devices based on silk protein are successfully
demonstrated. The devices can be absolutely dissolved in deionized water or in phosphate …

Functionalization of flexible materials based on mesoscopic reconstruction is a key strategy
in fabricating biocompatible flexible electronics. This work is to acquire new mesoscopic …

Silk fibroin (SF) has attracted great interest in bone tissue engineering due to its
extraordinary characteristics in terms of mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and …

Silkworm silk is a promising natural biopolymer for textile and biomedical applications for its
remarkable flexibility, excellent biocompatibility and controllable biodegradability. The …

Ultra-lightweight resistive switching memory based on protein has been demonstrated. The
memory foil is 0.4 mg cm (-2), which is 320-fold lighter than silicon substrate, 20-fold lighter …

Silk fibers are expected to become a pathway to biocompatible and bioresorbable
waveguides, which could be used to deliver localized optical power for various applications …