journal article·2021-06-22

Subcutaneous Energy/Signal Transmission Based on Silk Fibroin Up-Conversion Photonic Amplification

Fan Hu, Weifeng Li, Mingye Zou, Yanran Li, Fan Chen, Naibo Lin, Wenxi Guo, Xiang Yang Liu

ACS Nano· Volume 15· Issue 6
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Abstract

Transmission of energy and signals through human skin is critically important for implantable devices. Because near-infrared (NIR) light can easily penetrate through human skin/tissue, in this study we report on silk fibroin (SF) up-conversion photonic amplifiers (SFUCPAs) integrated into optoelectronic devices, which provide a practical approach for subcutaneous charging and communication via NIR lasers. SFUCPAs achieve a 4 times higher fluorescence than the control, which gives rise to a 47.3 time increase in subcutaneous NIR energy conversion efficiency of a single fibrous dye-sensitized solar cell compared with the control. Moreover, the hybrid printed electrodes exhibited reversible switching to NIR exposure with a response time of ∼1.06/1.63 s for a 3 s ON/OFF switch. Owing to the flexible, biocompatible, and cost-efficient design NIR-driven optoelectronic performance, the SFUCPAs are promising for use in applications of subcutaneous medical electronics for charging, storing information, and controlling implanted devices.
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OpenAlex topics: Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Silk-based biomaterials and applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

Research Institution for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Key Provincial Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, College of Materials, Xiamen University, 422 Siming South Road, Xiamen 361005, China

State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542, Singapore

Funding

State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Science and Technology Project of Xiamen City · Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province · Shenzhen Science and Technology Plan Project

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