Natural fibres are the preferred options for garment, technical and medical textiles,
nonwovens and composites. Their sustainability is a considerable advantage, though the …

Plant fibers possess high strength, high fracture toughness and elasticity, and have proven
useful because of their diversity, versatility, renewability, and sustainability. For biomedical …

Medical textile is one of the technical textiles sectors, growing faster due to developments in
polymer science and technology and innovation in forming new textile structures. In this …

Substantial advancements in the field of biomaterials over the years have contributed utmost
toward progressive evolution in the healthcare domain. Silk, a natural biopolymer, is known …

Silk are structural proteins produced by arthropods. Silk contains two proteins, fibroin and
sericin, which promote wound healing. A study analyzed the relationship of fibroin proteins …

The properties of silk make it a promising material for medical applications, both in human
and veterinary medicine. Its predominant amino acids, glycine and alanine, exhibit low …