Intrinsically Colored and Luminescent Silk

Abstract

Various intrinsically colored and luminescent silks are produced in vivo through the direct uptake of dyes into silkworms. A better understanding is established to select and design functional materials for effective uptake into silk fibroin by controlling structure-dependent hydrophobicity and self-assembly capabilities. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.