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While silk may hold a cherished position in many closets around the world, Tufts biomedical engineering professor David Kaplan is trying to redefine how we see the versatile material. His lab has successfully created optical lenses made from silk which are of a similar quality to lenses made from glass or plastic, except the silk is entirely biodegradable.

“It is as green as you can get -- all water processing, natural proteins, etc.”

David Kaplan
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tufts University
Discovery News
August 20, 2008