Purpose: Successful repair of a damaged corneal surface is a great challenge and may
require the use of a scaffold that supports cell growth and differentiation. Amniotic …

Owing to sensitizing reactions which are attributed to the presence of sericin, currently the
latter is removed from the silk sutures. As such, BMSF can be easily isolated from sericin and …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if non-mulberry varieties of silk are
suitable for the culture of corneal endothelium (CE). Methods: Aqueous silk fibroin derived …

Tissue engineered corneas are a promising alternative to the limited donor corneas for
transplantation. Here, we fabricated a transparent silk fibroin film with varied sericin content …

Silk fibroin (SF), isolated from silkworm (Bombyx mori) cocoons, is a natural biodegradable
polymer. Over the past decade, there was some interest in using SF as a biomedical …

Films prepared from silk fibroin have shown potential as biomaterials in tissue engineering
applications for the eye. Here, we present a novel process for fabrication of silk fibroin films …

The aim of this study was to develop nanofibrous silk substrates for limbal stem cell
expansion that can serve as a potential alternative substrate to replace human amniotic …

A silk protein, fibroin, was isolated from the cocoons of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx
mori) and cast into membranes to serve as freestanding templates for tissue-engineered …

Corneal transplantation, a common surgical protocol for visual acuity improvement, is limited
owing to shortage of high quality donor corneas and/or lack of accurate replication of …

Silk is a wonderful biopolymer that has a long history of medical applications. Surgical cords
and medically authorised human analogues made of silk have a long history of use in …