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SUMMARY:The metamorphosis of silk fibers - a technological transformation 
 of biomaterials
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Fiorenzo Omenetto\, Tufts University\nThe use of biologi
 cally derived materials is increasingly finding application and utility in
  the technological domains. Among natural materials\, silk has proven part
 icularly interesting for its properties - specifically\, the ability to ex
 ist in more than one form (either metastable or stable). This material pol
 ymorphism offers the opportunity to explore multiple applications that hin
 ge on the ability to control silk’s structure\, morphing a natural fiber
  into multiple technologically relevant formats.\nThis talk will describe 
 the transformation process of native silk fibers into engineered materials
  and their applications. Such materials embody a confluence of form and fu
 nction\, and enable a series of approaches in the optical and electronic d
 omains that operate at the interface of biology and technology.\nBio: Fior
 enzo G. Omenetto is the Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering\, and a Pr
 ofessor of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University. He also holds an ap
 pointment in the Department of Physics. His research interests cover nonli
 near optics\, nanostructured materials (such as photonic crystals and phot
 onic crystal fibers)\, nanofabrication\, and biopolymer-based technologica
 l applications.\nHe has proposed and pioneered the use of silk as a materi
 al platform for photonics\, optoelectronics\, and high-technology\, and is
  actively investigating novel applications that rely on this technology ba
 se.  Applications of this material platform have recently been featured i
 n MIT's Technology Review's magazine as one of the "top ten technologies l
 ikely to change the World". Prof. Omenetto was formerly a J. Robert Oppenh
 eimer Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratories\, a Guggenheim Fellow\, a
 nd is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and a Fellow of the Ameri
 can Physical Society.
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