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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A novel growth process of calcium carbonate crystals in silk fibroin hydrogel system [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceWe report an interesting finding of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystal growth in the silk fibroin (SF) hydrogel with different concentrations by a simple ion diffusion method. The experimental results indicate that the CaCO3 crystals
Bourrat, Xavier +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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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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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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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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Low voltage electric field governs fibrous silk electrogels
Materials & Design, 2021 Silk fibroin gels, formed with electric fields, have been studied and potential utility in medical materials. However, silk electrogels with controllable nanofiber network morphology have rarely been reported. In this work, low voltage electric field was
Hao Liu +5 more
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Comparison of Native and Regenerated Antheraea Pernyi Silk Fibroin
Medžiagotyra, 2021 The regenerated Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin (RASF) was harvested by dissolving the silk fibers in a calcium nitrate solution. XRD result demonstrated that both native and regenerated Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin involved the α-helix conformation, and ...
Yu DUAN, Xin CHEN, Zhengzhong SHAO
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Macroporous Silk Fibroin Cryogels
Biomacromolecules, 2013 Silk fibroin cryogels with remarkable properties were obtained from frozen fibroin solutions (4.2-12.6%) at subzero temperatures between -5 and -22 °C. This was achieved by the addition of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) into the cryogelation system.
Ak, Fatih +3 more
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