Silk fibroin as a water-soluble bio-resist and its thermal properties
Silk fibroin as a water-soluble bio-resist and its thermal properties
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DOI:
10.1039/c5ra20201a
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Juodkazis, Saulius
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作者:
Morikawa, Junko;Ryu, Meguya;Juodkazis, Saulius
Thermal diffusivity of silk fibroin films, alpha = (1.6 +/- 0.24) x 10(-7) m(2) s(-1), was measured by a direct contact method. It was shown to be reduced down to similar to 1 x 10(-7) m(2) s(-1) in the crystallized phase, consistent with the multi-domain composition of beta-sheet assemblies. Crystalline silk with beta-sheets was made by dipping into alcohol and was used as a positive electron beam lithography (EBL) resist. It is shown by direct IR imaging of the 1619 cm(-1) amide-I C=O spectral signature and 3290 cm(-1) amide-A N-H stretching band that an e-beam is responsible for unzipping beta-sheets, which subsequently results in exposed areas returning to a water soluble state. This makes it possible to develop a water-based biocompatible silk resist and use it in lithography applications. The general principles of protein crystallization, traceable to spectral changes in IR amide bands of silk, can be used as a guide for the creation of new protein EBL resists and to quantify the electron dose required for solubility. Foam formation and laser treatments of silk can provide new approaches in surface functionalization and fabrication of 3D bio-scaffolds.