The potential of fluorescent silk fibroin (SF) as a fully water-processable platform for an application in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) is shown. SF preserves its mechanical properties when doped with a bio-modified dye and the dye shows enhanced fluorescence when embedded in silk. These features, combined with high optical transparency and high refractive index, make SF a viable eco-friendly matrix for LSCs.

Silk doped with a bio-modified dye as a viable platform for eco-friendly luminescent solar concentrators

Melucci M;M Muccini;N Camaioni
2012

Abstract

The potential of fluorescent silk fibroin (SF) as a fully water-processable platform for an application in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) is shown. SF preserves its mechanical properties when doped with a bio-modified dye and the dye shows enhanced fluorescence when embedded in silk. These features, combined with high optical transparency and high refractive index, make SF a viable eco-friendly matrix for LSCs.
2012
Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattivita' - ISOF
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati - ISMN
FIBROIN FILMS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; THIOPHENE; PROTEIN; FLUOROPHORES; TRANSPARENT; ROBUST
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