Investigating the transverse optical structure of spider silk micro-fibers using quantitative optical microscopy
The transverse optical structure of two orb-weaver (family Araneidae) spider dragline silks was investigated using a variant of the inverse-scattering technique. Immersing the silks in a closely refractive index-matched liquid, the minimum achievable image contrast was greater than expected for an o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Nanophotonics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2016-0125 |