Spider silk is a natural polymeric fiber with high tensile strength, toughness, and has distinct
thermal, optical, and biocompatible properties. The mechanical properties of spider silk are …

For centuries, Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibroin has been used as a high-end textile fiber.
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …

The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on
photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating …

This article discusses recent advances in biocompatible and biodegradable polymer optical
fiber (POF) for medical applications. First, the POF material and its optical properties are …

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 …

Biopolymer-based optical waveguides with low-loss light guiding performance and good
biocompatibility are highly desired for applications in biomedical photonic devices. Herein …

Elastic and stretchable functional fibers have drawn attentions from wide research field
because of their unique advantages including high dynamic bending elasticity, stretchability …

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 …

Silkworm silk is mainly known as a luxurious textile. Spider silk is an alternative to silkworm
silk fibers and has much more outstanding properties. Silk diversity ensures variation in its …

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