Engineers create programmable silk-based materials with embedded, pre-designed functions

Monday, December 26, 2016 - 17:51 in Physics & Chemistry

Tufts University engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions, such as mechanical components that change color with strain, deliver drugs, ... Read more

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