SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF REFRACTIVE INDEX AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN LIVING BIOLOGICAL CELLS

摘要

The description of living biological cells comprising heterologously expressed reflectin biomolecules that can be used to dynamically tune the optical properties of the host cells, as well as of the methods of fabrication thereof, are provided. Methods of regulating optical properties, including local refractive indices, of such cells with external stimuli are also provided.