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Silk fibroin in ocular tissue reconstruction

, 2011
The silk structural protein fibroin displays potential for use in tissue engineering. We present here our opinion of its value as a biomaterial for reconstructing tissues of clinical significance within the human eye.
Harkin, Damien G., Harkin, Damien, Peter W. Madden, Traian V. Chirila, Karina A. George, Hutmacher, Dietmar, Chirila, Traian, Damien G. Harkin, Ivan R. Schwab, Chirila, Traian V., George, Karina, Schwab, Ivan, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Madden, Peter, Madden, Peter W., Hutmacher, Dietmar W., George, Karina A., Schwab, Ivan R.   +17 more
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Fabrication of a corneal-limbal tissue substitute using silk fibroin [PDF]

, 2013
Fibroin extracted from silkworm cocoon silk provides an intriguing and potentially important biomaterial for corneal reconstruction. In the present chapter we outline our methods for producing a composite of two fibroin-based materials that supports the ...
Chirila, Traian V., Laura J. Bray, Harkin, Damien G., Traian V. Chirila, Shuko Suzuki, Karina A. George, Suzuki, Shuko, Damien G. Harkin, Bray, Laura J., George, Karina A.   +9 more
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Bioengineered Interfaces for Peripheral Nerve Sensory Restoration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Half of amputees abandon their prosthetics for lack of feeling. This review charts the full path from peripheral nerve injury to restored sensation, through surgical, regenerative, noninvasive, and implanted approaches, and shows how injury type and interface material properties determine which strategy can deliver naturalistic feedback, and why ...
Sydney Swedick, Salim El Hadwe, Kesi Liang, George G. Malliaras, Damiano G. Barone   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Responsive Silk Fibroin-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020
Silk fibroin has the merits of biocompatibility, biodegradability, ease of processing, and feasibility of modification, which present it as a promising drug delivery material.
Ya Ma, Ya Ma, Brandon S. B. Canup, Xiaoling Tong, Fangyin Dai, Bo Xiao   +5 more
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Radiative Thermal Management for Extreme Environments: Mechanisms and Design Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss the fundamental mechanisms of radiative cooling and solar heating, material and structural design strategies, hybrid approaches integrating additional heat transfer pathways, and durability‐oriented designs addressing environmental stresses.
Hyung Rae Kim, Haeseong Kim, Joo Hwan Ko, Gil Ju Lee, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Young Min Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald, Ali Nawaz, Amandeep Singh, Prashant Sonar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired, biocompatible and peptide-decorated silk fibroin coatings for enhanced osteogenesis of bioinert implant

, 2018
In this study, we develop an osteopromotive polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implant decorated with silk fibroin and bone forming peptide, in which the surface of bioinert PEEK implant is firstly sulfonated to form a three-dimensional, porous topography and ...
Yang, Weizhong, Deng, Yi, Wang, Shengnan, Yuanyi Yang, Shengnan Wang, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yi Deng, Chunyan Wang, Shaoli Song, Yang, Yuanyi, Weizhong Yang, Song, Shaoli, Zhuo Jiang, Jiang, Zhuo, Zhi-Gang Chen, Wang, Chunyan   +15 more
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Collagen‐Based Gut‐on‐Chip for In Vitro Modeling of Intestinal Barrier Function and Host‐Pathogen Interactions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A collagen‐based gut‐on‐chip model replicates the intestinal extracellular matrix, supporting villi‐like structures, tight junctions, and mucin production. This biomimetic platform enables rapid epithelial differentiation and functional barrier formation.
Fernanda López García, Jacques Leng, Hugo de Oliveira, Pierre Nassoy, Karine Dementhon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silk Fibroin Nanofiber–Immobilized Horseradish Peroxidase Enables Continuous Preparation of Injectable Hydrogels With Negligible Residual Enzyme for Drug Delivery

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Overcoming the immunogenicity challenges of enzyme‐mediated crosslinking, a flow‐through reactor utilizing SFNF‐HRP enables the continuous production of injectable hydrogels. This continuous platform ensures homogeneous crosslinking while minimizing residual HRP in the resulting hydrogels.
Ayari Miyawaki, Shinji Sakai
wiley   +1 more source

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, Duong Tu, Debra Franck, Eun Seok Gil, Khalid Algarrahi, Rosalyn M Adam, David L Kaplan, Carlos R Estrada, Joshua R Mauney   +8 more
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