title: Photolithographic Micropatterning of Conducting Polymers on Flexible Silk Matrices.
abstract: High-resolution micropatterning of a
  PSS conducting-polymer-silksericin composite is presented using a water-based, benchtop photolithographic process. Conducting microstructures formed on a flexible silk fibroin sheet allow a fully organic, flexible bioelectronic device. Large-area microfabricated devices such as biosensors that are biocompatible and degradable over a controlled period of time can be formed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 W Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Ramendra K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Farghaly
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Maryanne M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Collinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, India.
authors.forename: Subhas C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 W Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Vamsi K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Yadavalli
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005349:Fibroins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011137:Polystyrenes; D013876:Thiophenes; C533756:poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate); D005349:Fibroins; D005947:Glucose
keywords: biosensors; conducting polymers; photolithography; sericin composites