Simultaneous structuring and mineralization of silk fibroin scaffolds
Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2018 Silk fibroin is commonly used as scaffold material for tissue engineering applications. In combination with a mineralization with different calcium phosphate phases, it can also be applied as material for bone regeneration. Here, we present a study which
Michaela Rödel +3 more
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Effect of Degumming in the Characteristics of Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles [PDF]
, 2020 Several studies have stated that the process used for sericin removal, or degumming, from silk cocoons has a strong impact on the silk fibroin integrity and consequently in their mechanical or biochemical properties after processing it into several ...
Carissimi, Guzmán +11 more
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Surface Modification and Characterisation of Silk Fibroin Fabric Produced by the Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Multilayer Alginate/Regenerated Silk Fibroin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Silk-based medical products have a long history of use as a material for surgical sutures because of their desirable mechanical properties. However, silk fibroin fabric has been reported to be haemolytic when in direct contact with blood.
Gaotian Shen +3 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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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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Development of Silk Fibroin Scaffolds by Using Indirect 3D-Bioprinting Technology
Micromachines, 2021 Due to the excellent biocompatibility of natural polymers, a variety of natural polymers have been widely used as biomaterials for manufacturing tissue engineered scaffolds.
Yeong-Jin Choi +2 more
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Plasma sputtering as a novel technique to fabricate a conductive flexible silk fibroin [PDF]
مجله علوم و فنون هستهای, 2023 In this work, the plasma sputtering technique was used for Cu deposition on the silk fibroin film. Because of the extraordinary properties of silk fibroin such as flexibility, excellent mechanical properties, and biocompatibility, it is considered a ...
M. Ghasemi, F. Narimani, M. Eshghabadi
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Evidence of the Most Stretchable Egg Sac Silk Stalk, of the European Spider of the Year Meta menardi [PDF]
, 2011 Spider silks display generally strong mechanical properties, even if differences between species and within the same species can be observed. While many different types of silks have been tested, the mechanical properties of stalks of silk taken from the
Lepore, Emiliano +33 more
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Enzymatic Azido-GalNAc-Functionalized Silk Fibroin for Click Chemistry Conjugation
, 2021 Silk is a popular protein biomaterial that has been used for various purposes such as tissue scaffolding, textiles and hydrogels. Various methods for covalent conjugation of functional molecules such as small molecule sensors and enzymes have been ...
Packer, NH, Moh, ESX
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Facile Fabrication of Silk Fibroin/Off-Stoichiometry Thiol-Ene (OSTE) Microneedle Array Patches
Micromachines, 2023 Microneedles have been used in various applications in biomedical engineering, including drug delivery, biosensing, and vaccine delivery. In this study, we develop a novel protocol to fabricate silk fibroin/off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE) hybrid ...
Yuqian Yang +5 more
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