Implantable silk optics multi-task in the body

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 15:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Tufts University School of Engineering researchers have demonstrated silk-based implantable optics that offer significant improvement in tissue imaging while simultaneously enabling photo thermal therapy, administering drugs and monitoring drug delivery. The devices also lend themselves to a variety of other biomedical functions.

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