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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Tufts University, Medford, MA (US);
David L. Kaplan, Concord, MA (US);
Fiorenzo Omenetto, Lexington, MA (US);
Brian Lawrence, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Cronin-Golomb, Reading, MA (US);
Tufts University, Medford, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a biopolymer optical device includes providing a polymer, providing a substrate, casting the polymer on the substrate, and enzymatically polymerizing an organic compound to generate a conducting polymer between the provided polymer and the substrate. The polymer may be a biopolymer such as silk and may be modified using organic compounds such as tyrosines to provide a molecular-level interface between the provided bulk biopolymer of the biopolymer optical device and a substrate or other conducting layer via a tyrosine-enzyme polymerization. The enzymatically polymerizing may include catalyzing the organic compound with peroxidase enzyme reactions. The result is a carbon-carbon conjugated backbone that provides polymeric 'wires' for use in polymer and biopolymer optical devices. An all organic biopolymer electroactive material is thereby provided that provides optical functions and features.