Phosphorylation of silk fibroins improves the cytocompatibility of silk fibroin derived materials: a platform for the production of tuneable material [PDF]
, 2014 Silk fibroin demonstrates great biocompatibility and is suitable for many biomedical applications, including tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Functionalization of silk fibroin through anionic fibroin derived polypeptides
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2016 While silk fibroin (SF)-based fibrous matrices are often considered as templates to mimic the native biomineralization process, their limited ability to induce apatite deposition hinders their potential applications in bone tissue engineering. In this study, it was hypothesized that the incorporation of anionic fibroin derived polypeptides (Cs ...
Gabriele Griffanti +4 more
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Molecules, 2023 Natural fibers have received increasing attention as starting materials for innovative applications in many research fields, from biomedicine to engineering.
Michele Di Foggia +2 more
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Multi-tissue transcriptomics of the black widow spider reveals expansions, co-options, and functional processes of the silk gland gene toolkit [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Spiders (Order Araneae) are essential predators in every terrestrial ecosystem largely because they have evolved potent arsenals of silk and venom.
Ayoub, Nadia A +6 more
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A Bio-inspired Multifunctionalized Silk Fibroin [PDF]
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2021 A bio-inspired multifunctionalized silk fibroin (BMS) was synthesized in order to mimic the interaction of nidogen with the type IV collagen and laminin of basement membranes. The designed BMS consists of a motif of laminin α-chain-derived, called IK peptide, and type IV collagen covalently bound to the silk fibroin (SF) by using EDC/NHS coupling and a
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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021 Background: Biochemical studies and spectroscopic techniques have shown that chitin-silk fibroins are common in nacroprismatic bivalve shells. However, the nature of organic biopolymers in the less well studied shell architectures, such as crossed ...
Oluwatoosin B.A. Agbaje +2 more
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Ancient properties of spider silks revealed by the complete gene sequence of the prey-wrapping silk protein (AcSp1). [PDF]
, 2012 Spider silk fibers have impressive mechanical properties and are primarily composed of highly repetitive structural proteins (termed spidroins) encoded by a single gene family.
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Proteins in the Cocoon of Silkworm Inhibit the Growth of Beauveria bassiana. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Silk cocoons are composed of fiber proteins (fibroins) and adhesive glue proteins (sericins), which provide a physical barrier to protect the inside pupa.
Xiaomeng Guo +6 more
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Correlation Between Processing Conditions, Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior in Regenerated Silkworm Silk Fibers [PDF]
, 2012 Regenerated silkworm fibers spun through a wet-spinning process followed by an immersion postspinning drawing step show a work to fracture comparable with that of natural silkworm silk fibers in a wide range of spinning conditions.
Corsini, Paola +7 more
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Bioinspired Tough and Strong Fibers with Hierarchical Core–Shell Structure
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2023 Strong and tough bio‐based fibers are attractive for both fundamental research and practical applications. In this work, strong and tough hierarchical core–shell fibers with cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) in the core and regenerated silk fibroins (RSFs) in
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