The ability to integrate complex electronic and optoelectronic functionalities within soft and
thin fibers is one of today's key advanced manufacturing challenges. Multifunctional and …

Photoresponsive biomaterials are experiencing a transition from in vitro models to in vivo
demonstrations that point toward clinical translation. Dynamic hydrogels for cell …

Optical fibers and waveguides in general effectively control and modulate light propagation,
and these tools have been extensively used in communication, lighting and sensing …

Advanced optical fibers and photonic structures play important roles in neuroscience
research, along with recent progresses of genetically encoded optical actuators and …

Optical waveguides and integrated optical devices are promising solutions for many
applications, such as medical diagnosis, health monitoring and light therapies. Despite the …

The present work reports on the preparation and subsequent mechanical, morphological
and thermal characterization of composites based on poly (butylene adipate …

Biocompatible and resorbable optical fibres emerge as promising technologies for in vivo
applications like imaging, light delivery for phototherapy and optogenetics, and localised …

We demonstrate that commercially available poly (D, L-lactic acid)(PDLLA) is a suitable
material for the fabrication of biodegradable optical fibers with a standard heat drawing …

Calcium phosphate glasses (CPGs) are acquiring great importance in the biomedical field
because of their thermomechanical and bioresorbable properties. In this study, optically …

Effective excitation region of Dy 3+ has been expanded from low-energy ultraviolet (UVA) to
high-energy ultraviolet (UVC) by the introduction of sensitizers into Dy 3+ doped phosphate …