Possible Interaction: Dietary Fiber and Silicon

“Our results suggest that the application of silicon may stimulate the production of collagen and elastic fibers leading to remodeling of the dermal fiber architecture, which may explain the improvement of the skin surface observed in clinical studies.”

“ Silicon concentration decreased in the core-to-rim direction, indicating a possible partial dissolution of the inner fiber.”

“The efficient coupling of optical power from a silicon nanowire (NW) to an optical fibre is challenging for both the quasi-TE and quasi-TM polarisations.”

“We measure an average of only 0.05 dB excess coupling loss between a single mode fiber and a high confinement silicon waveguide in addition to the inherent grating coupler loss.”

“The study indeed provides perspectives on the use of Si to increase the yield of fiber crops and to improve the thermal stability and tensile strength of natural fibers.”

“High thermo-optic and thermal expansion coefficients of silicon give rise to a thermal phase shift of 6.3 rad/K in a 4 mm-long, 6.9 microm diameter fiber acting as a Fabry-Perot resonator.”