Protein-based materials, toward a new level of structural control [PDF]
, 2001 Through billions of years of evolution nature has created and refined structural proteins for a wide variety of specific purposes. Amino acid sequences and their associated folding patterns combine to create elastic, rigid or tough materials.
Tirrell, David A., van Hest, Jan C. M.
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VIEW, EarlyView.We present ChitoSilkBioPatch, a maleimide‐functionalized chitosan/dACM hydrogel integrated with a stretchable nanopatterned silk mesh to provide intrinsic, antibiotic‐free antibacterial activity and bioactive wound support. The scaffold eliminates S. aureus and P.
Dorsa Dehghan‐Baniani +12 more
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Microarray-based gene expression profiles of silkworm brains
BMC Neuroscience, 2011 Background Molecular genetic studies of Bombyx mori have led to profound advances in our understanding of the regulation of development. Bombyx mori brain, as a main endocrine organ, plays important regulatory roles in various biological processes ...
He Ningjia +3 more
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Silk-fibronectin protein alloy fibres support cell adhesion and viability as a high strength, matrix fibre analogue [PDF]
, 2017 Silk is a natural polymer with broad utility in biomedical applications because it exhibits general biocompatibility and high tensile material properties.
Backman, Daniel +5 more
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Insights on the nutritional ecology of a nocturnal pollinating insect
Insect Science, EarlyView.Nutritional ecology examines the environmental effects on nutritional needs, food intake and foraging behaviors, and the use of nutrients ingested by animals. Among insects, Lepidoptera are often considered opportunistic foragers that visit a wide variety of available flowers, although with some preferences.
Evan Force +4 more
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Impact of Feeding Selected Mulberry Germplasm Varieties on Silkworm Bombyx Mori L.through Bioassay Techniques for Commercial Exploitation [PDF]
, 2013 A critical evaluation study comprising five mulberry varieties viz., S1708, MS5, C10, C6 and M5 was conducted for their leaf quality through silkworm moulting and rearing using crossbreed (PMxNB4D2) silkworms.
Munirajappa, . +2 more
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Silk-inspired polymers and proteins [PDF]
, 2009 The biocompatibility and biodegradability of natural silk fibres and the benign conditions under which they (with impressive mechanical properties) are produced represent a biomimetic ideal. This ideal has inspired people in both academia and industry to
Hardy, John G., Scheibel, Thomas R.
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Molecular mechanisms of sex determination in Lepidoptera: current status and perspectives
Insect Science, EarlyView.The genetic basis of sex determination in Lepidoptera was discovered in 2014 in the silkworm Bombyx mori. In this model species, the W chromosome‐derived small piRNA called Fem piRNA downregulates the expression of a Z‐linked gene, Masculinizer (Masc), which leads to the default female‐specific splicing of the doublesex gene (dsxF) and thus to female ...
František Marec +2 more
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Applicability of forcibly spinning technology to produce a finer silk filament
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020 Forcibly spinning method has once shown a potential to enhance tensile strength of Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibers to the level of spider dragline silk.
Yutaka Kawahara, Tomohiko Hananouchi
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New pathway of utilization of ammonia nitrogen for the synthesis of amino acids through NADH dependent transaminases in Bombyx mori L. [PDF]
, 1992 NADH dependent transamination was recorded for the first time in silkworm Bombyx mori (L.) eggs and in larval tissues. L-Glutamine:2-oxoglutarate amino transferase (GOGAT) and L-asparagine:2-oxoglutarate amino transferase (AOGAT) were determined in ...
Krishnamoorthy, R.V. +2 more
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