Silk fibroin-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

G Li, S Sun - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
… the possibilities of silkworm silk as an excellent biomaterial … Silk fibroin (SF), which is extracted
from silkworm silk, is a … using the search terms “spider silk”, “silk fibroin”, “biomaterials”, “…

Chitosan/silk fibroin-based tissue-engineered graft seeded with adipose-derived stem cells enhances nerve regeneration in a rat model

Y Wei, K Gong, Z Zheng, A Wang, Q Ao, Y Gong… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - Springer
… In the present study we evaluated the potential of a chitosan/silk fibroin scaffold serving as
a delivery vehicle for adipose-derived stem cells and as a structural framework for the injured

[HTML][HTML] Biological effects different diameters of Tussah silk fibroin nanofibers on olfactory ensheathing cells

P Wu, P Zhang, H Zheng, B Zuo… - Experimental and …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
… (OECs) has potential for treating spinal cord and brain injury. However, they are void of an
… Tussah silk fibroin (TSF) has good biocompatibility and an Arg‑Gly‑Asp tripeptide sequence. …

Coaxial electrospun poly (lactic acid)/silk fibroin nanofibers incorporated with nerve growth factor support the differentiation of neuronal stem cells

L Tian, MP Prabhakaran, J Hu, M Chen… - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
silk fibroin as the core, termed as PS throughout this manuscript. Further, 10 μg of NGF was
added to 200 μL of 10% w/v SF solution, and the NGF containing PLA–Silk Fibroin scaffolds (…

Fabrication of neuroprotective silk-sericin hydrogel: potential neuronal carrier for the treatment and care of ischemic stroke

H Zhao, L He - Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
silks spun by the domestic silkworm Bombyx mori have been used in textiles for thousands of
years (at least 5000 years). Silk … For almost two decades, the regenerated liquid silk fibroin (…

Applications of silk fibroin in human and veterinary medicine

P Koczoń, A Dąbrowska, E Laskowska, M Łabuz, K Maj… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Future research should be focused on using silk fibroin not only by itself as a scaffold, but
mostly combined with other polymers and compounds, which will give it the properties of a …

Injectable, Electroconductive, Free Radical Scavenging Silk Fibroin/Black Phosphorus/Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Enhancing Spinal Cord Repair

B Zhang, W Wang, P Gao, X Li, L Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… The introduction of double bonds into glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)-modified SP molecules
can form chemically stable silk fibroin (SF).[17] SF not only has a more convenient gelation …

Development and evaluation of silk fibroin-based nerve grafts used for peripheral nerve regeneration

Y Yang, F Ding, J Wu, W Hu, W Liu, J Liu, X Gu - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF), derived from natural silk long used as a textile material, has recently become
an important biomaterial for tissue engineering applications. We have previously reported …

Silk hydrogels as soft substrates for neural tissue engineering

AM Hopkins, L De Laporte, F Tortelli… - Advanced functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… Spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are sustained by … from <1 kPa for brain slices27
and single brain cells28 to ≈90… Silk fibroin is a natural biomaterial that is extracted from the …

First steps for the development of silk fibroin-based 3D biohybrid retina for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

N Jemni-Damer, A Guedan-Duran… - Journal of Neural …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
silk fibroin films efficiently deliver neuroprotective compounds that penetrate the blood–brain
barrier [97] and silk fibroin-… cells promote functional recovery from spinal cord injuries [98]. …