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Isabelle Dicaire

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Exploring the use of native spider silk as an optical fibre for chemical sensing

Luc Thévenaz, Isabelle Dicaire, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Kenny Hey Tow

A spider uses up to seven different types of silk, all having specific functions, as building material, weapon and sensory organ to detect the presence of preys on its web. Recently, scientists have put under the limelight the extraordinary properties of t ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

From Spider Webs to a Biomimetic Optical Fibre Sensor

Luc Thévenaz, Isabelle Dicaire, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Kenny Hey Tow

Can we use spider silk threads as natural, biological optical fibre sensors? In this communication, we will see how we can harness the optical properties of spider dragline silk and use it for sensing. ...

2018

Towards a novel "silky" way to detect chemical species using spider threads

Luc Thévenaz, Isabelle Dicaire, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Kenny Hey Tow

Silk possesses extraordinary properties that scientists are currently working hard on harnessing. Amongst them, this primeval material has shown early potential of having excellent optical properties. Through a regeneration process, it is possible to obtai ...

2016