Tufts researchers have developed silk-based photothermal devices capable of wirelessly converting light energy into heat. These devices are mechanically robust, implantable, biocompatible and biodegradable, which makes them useful for a wide range of in vivo applications including photothermal therapy, controlled drug delivery, wireless powering of implanted devices, wound healing, pain relief, and targeted destruction of cell/bacteria.

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Intellectual Property

US Patent 9,517,357, Issued December 13, 2016

Licensing Contact

Martin Son
martin.son@tufts.edu