Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk
The fabrication of green optical waveguides based on cellulose and spider silk might allow the processing of novel biocompatible materials. Regenerated cellulose fibers are used as the core and recombinantly produced spider silk proteins eADF4(C16) as the cladding material. A detected delamination b...
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| author | Martin Reimer Kai Mayer Daniel Van Opdenbosch Thomas Scheibel Cordt Zollfrank |
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| description | The fabrication of green optical waveguides based on cellulose and spider silk might allow the processing of novel biocompatible materials. Regenerated cellulose fibers are used as the core and recombinantly produced spider silk proteins eADF4(C16) as the cladding material. A detected delamination between core and cladding could be circumvented by using a modified spider silk protein with a cellulose-binding domain-enduring permanent adhesion between the cellulose core and the spider silk cladding. The applied spider silk materials were characterized optically, and the theoretical maximum data rate was determined. The results show optical waveguide structures promising for medical applications, for example, in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09075e1f4a344122b1a04639ab0aa5212023-11-17T09:49:23ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732023-01-01813710.3390/biomimetics8010037Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider SilkMartin Reimer0Kai Mayer1Daniel Van Opdenbosch2Thomas Scheibel3Cordt Zollfrank4Chair for Biogenic Polymers, Technical University of Munich Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, GermanyChair for Biomaterials, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Bayreuth, Prof. Rüdiger-Bormann-Straße 1, 95447 Bayreuth, GermanyChair for Biogenic Polymers, Technical University of Munich Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, GermanyChair for Biomaterials, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Bayreuth, Prof. Rüdiger-Bormann-Straße 1, 95447 Bayreuth, GermanyChair for Biogenic Polymers, Technical University of Munich Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, GermanyThe fabrication of green optical waveguides based on cellulose and spider silk might allow the processing of novel biocompatible materials. Regenerated cellulose fibers are used as the core and recombinantly produced spider silk proteins eADF4(C16) as the cladding material. A detected delamination between core and cladding could be circumvented by using a modified spider silk protein with a cellulose-binding domain-enduring permanent adhesion between the cellulose core and the spider silk cladding. The applied spider silk materials were characterized optically, and the theoretical maximum data rate was determined. The results show optical waveguide structures promising for medical applications, for example, in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/1/37attenuationtransmissionlight guidingdata ratephotodynamic therapyoptogenetic stimulation |
| spellingShingle | Martin Reimer Kai Mayer Daniel Van Opdenbosch Thomas Scheibel Cordt Zollfrank Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk Biomimetics attenuation transmission light guiding data rate photodynamic therapy optogenetic stimulation |
| title | Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk |
| title_full | Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk |
| title_fullStr | Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk |
| title_short | Biocompatible Optical Fibers Made of Regenerated Cellulose and Recombinant Cellulose-Binding Spider Silk |
| title_sort | biocompatible optical fibers made of regenerated cellulose and recombinant cellulose binding spider silk |
| topic | attenuation transmission light guiding data rate photodynamic therapy optogenetic stimulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/1/37 |
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