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Silk fibroin hydrogels for biomedical applications
Smart Medicine, 2022 Silk fibroin hydrogels occupy an essential position in the biomedical field due to their remarkable biological properties, excellent mechanical properties, flexible processing properties, as well as abundant sources and low cost. Herein, we introduce the
Hui Zhang +4 more
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Research progress of natural silk fibroin and the application for drug delivery in chemotherapies
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Silk fibroin has been widely used in biological fields due to its biocompatibility, mechanical properties, biodegradability, and safety. Recently, silk fibroin as a drug carrier was developed rapidly and achieved remarkable progress in cancer treatment ...
Bin Yu +9 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2023 Microneedles are a patient-friendly technique for delivering drugs to the site of action in place of traditional oral and injectable administration.
Zhenzhen Qi +7 more
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Silk Fibroin Biomaterials and Their Beneficial Role in Skin Wound Healing
Biomolecules, 2022 The skin, acting as the outer protection of the human body, is most vulnerable to injury. Wound healing can often be impaired, leading to chronic, hard-to-heal wounds.
Łukasz Mazurek +3 more
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Recent progress in silk fibroin-based flexible electronics
Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2021 With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the emergence of 5G, traditional silicon-based electronics no longer fully meet market demands such as nonplanar application scenarios due to mechanical mismatch.
Dan-Liang Wen +10 more
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Preparation and Characterization of Natural Silk Fibroin Hydrogel for Protein Drug Delivery
Molecules, 2022 In recent years, hydrogels have been widely used as drug carriers, especially in the area of protein delivery. The natural silk fibroin produced from cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm possesses excellent biocompatibility, significant bioactivity, and ...
Junwei Liu +5 more
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Silk Fibroin-Based Therapeutics for Impaired Wound Healing
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Impaired wound healing can lead to local hypoxia or tissue necrosis and ultimately result in amputation or even death. Various factors can influence the wound healing environment, including bacterial or fungal infections, different disease states ...
Tanner Lehmann +4 more
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Genipin modified silk fibroin nanometric-nets [PDF]
Macromolecular Bioscience, 2008 Nanometric silk-fibroin nets were fabricated by electrospinning from regenerated Bombyx mori silk-fibroin (SF)/formic acid solutions with the addition of genipin (GE), 2, 15 and 24 h after the solution preparation.
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Acellular bi-layer silk fibroin scaffolds support tissue regeneration in a rabbit model of onlay urethroplasty. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Acellular scaffolds derived from Bombyx mori silk fibroin were investigated for their ability to support functional tissue regeneration in a rabbit model of urethra repair.
Yeun Goo Chung +8 more
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Silk Fibroin: A Promising Tool for Wound Healing and Skin Regeneration
International Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 Silk is a functional protein biomaterial produced by a variety of insects like flies, silkworms, scorpions, spiders, and mites. Silk synthesized by silkworms is extensively studied for its applications in tissue engineering and wound healing.
M. Vidya, Senthilkumar Rajagopal
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