ArticleScientific reports2014
Electricity from the silk cocoon membrane.
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- Silk Fiber Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Based Micro-/Nanofiber Composite as a Conductive Fiber and a Force Sensor.ACS omega · 2022Article
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- Silk Powder from Cocoons and Woven Fabric as a Potential Bio-Modifier.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Moisture-induced autonomous surface potential oscillations for energy harvesting.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Protein and Polysaccharide-Based Electroactive and Conductive Materials for Biomedical Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A Protein-Based, Water-Insoluble, and Bendable Polymer with Ionic Conductivity: A Roadmap for Flexible and Green Electronics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2019Article
- Natural Silkworm Cocoon Composites with High Strength and Stiffness Constructed in Confined Cocooning Space.Polymers · 2018Article
- Water mediated dielectric polarizability and electron charge transport properties of high resistance natural fibers.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Anderson light localization in biological nanostructures of native silk.Nature communications · 2018Article
- Knockdown of Broad-Complex Gene Expression of Bombyx mori by Oligopyrrole Carboxamides Enhances Silk Production.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Soft magnetic memory of silk cocoon membrane.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- The role of photo-electric properties of silk cocoon membrane in pupal metamorphosis: A natural solar cell.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- CD-Based Microfluidics for Primary Care in Extreme Point-of-Care Settings.Micromachines · 2016Review
- Strain Rate and Anisotropic Microstructure Dependent Mechanical Behaviors of Silkworm Cocoon Shells.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
Silk cocoon membrane (SCM) is an insect engineered structure. We studied the electrical properties of mulberry (Bombyx mori) and non-mulberry (Tussar, Antheraea mylitta) SCM. When dry, SCM behaves like an insulator. On absorbing moisture, it generates electrical current, which is modulated by temperature. The current flowing across the SCM is possibly ionic and protonic in nature. We exploited the electrical properties of SCM to develop simple energy harvesting devices, which could operate low power electronic systems. Based on our findings, we propose that the temperature and humidity dependent electrical properties of the SCM could find applications in battery technology, bio-sensor, humidity sensor, steam engines and waste heat management.
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