Spider silk fibers are protein materials that exhibit high strength and toughness thanks to a
unique microstructure. In this work, a microscopically motivated model that sheds light on the …

This review will present the latest research related to the production and application of
spider silk and silk-based materials in reconstructive and regenerative medicine and tissue …

With fibrin-based vascular prostheses, vascular tissue engineering offers a promising
approach for the fabrication of biologically active regenerative vascular grafts. As a …

Arachnids, particularly spiders, flourish in abundance within most ecosystems (Blamires et
al., 2007; Oxbrough and Ziesche, 2013; Henneken et al., 2022; Agnarsson, 2023; Fonseca …

The structure and properties of silk fibers are at the root of their performance and
applicability in scaffolds for tissue engineering and other biomedical products. This chapter …