title: Fluorescent protein senses and reports mechanical damage in glass-fiber-reinforced polymer composites.
abstract: Yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) is used as a mechanoresponsive layer at the fiber/resin interface in glass-fiber-reinforced composites. The protein loses its fluorescence when subjected to mechanical stress. Within the material, it reports interfacial shear debonding and barely visible impact damage by a transition from a fluorescent to a non-fluorescent state.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Katarzyna
authors: K
authors: Makyła
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Müller
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Lörcher
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Winkler
authors: Martin G
authors: MG
authors: Nussbaumer
authors: Michaela
authors: M
authors: Eder
authors: Nico
authors: N
authors: Bruns
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D011108:Polymers; C054562:yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria