title: Fabrication strategies and potential applications of the "green" microstructured optical fibers.
abstract: Biodegradable microstructured polymer optical fibers have been created using synthetic biomaterials such as poly(L-lactic acid), poly(epsilon-caprolactone), and cellulose derivatives. Original processing techniques were utilized to fabricate a variety of biofriendly microstructured fibers that hold potential for in vivo light delivery, sensing, and controlled drug-release.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Engineering Physics Department, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Skorobogata
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gauvreau
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Maksim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skorobogatiy
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D055100:Optical Fibers
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials