Biomaterials appear promising for creating wearable and electronic devices. For instance, natural silk is flexible, durable, comfortable, breathable and abundant. Silk can take many forms and adapt to the sought-out qualities of wearable devices. For sensor fabrication, silk’s amphophilic structure allows the facile adhesion of active materials. Moreover, substrates made of β-sheet crystallites offer outstanding mechanical strength. Here, we review synthesis and applications of modified silk in energy and sensing. The three ways to modify silk are: before the fiber is spun by the worm, i.e. in-vivo, after it is spun, and by pyrolysis. Methods include electrospinning and hydrogel formation. The produced biocompatible materials can be integrated in supercapacitors, batteries, solar cells, water splitting materials, and sensors.

生物材料似乎有望用于制造可穿戴和电子设备。例如，天然蚕丝具有柔韧性，耐用性，舒适性，透气性和丰富性。丝绸可以采取多种形式，并适应可穿戴设备所追求的质量。对于传感器的制造，丝绸的两亲结构使活性材料易于粘合。此外，由β-片状微晶制成的基材具有出色的机械强度。在这里，我们将综述改性丝的合成及其在能源和传感领域的应用。修改丝的三种方法是：在蠕虫将纤维纺成纤维之前（即体内），纺成纤维之后以及通过热解。方法包括静电纺丝和水凝胶形成。产生的生物相容性材料可以集成到超级电容器，电池，太阳能电池，水分解材料和传感器中。