Fabrication strategies and potential applications of the "green" microstructured optical fibers.
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.
Dupuis
Alexandre
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Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Engineering Physics Department, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada.
Guo
Ning
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Gao
Yan
Y
Skorobogata
Olga
O
Gauvreau
Bertrand
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Dubois
Charles
C
Skorobogatiy
Maksim
M
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D055100:Optical Fibers
D001672:Biocompatible Materials