The biomedical use of silk: past, present, future

C Holland, K Numata… - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have long appreciated silk for its lustrous appeal and remarkable physical
properties, yet as the mysteries of silk are unraveled, it becomes clear that this outstanding …

Silk fibroin as a green material

MK DeBari, CI King III, TA Altgold… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silk fibroin has been explored as a suitable biomaterial due to its biocompatibility, tunable
degradability, low toxicity, and mechanical properties. To harness silk fibroin's innate …

Oral nanotherapeutics based on Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin for synergistic treatment of ulcerative colitis

Y Ma, L Duan, J Sun, S Gou, F Chen, Y Liang, F Dai… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Ulcerative colitis (UC) with its rapidly increasing incidence has become an emerging
challenge for public health. Therapeutic agents are required to be specifically delivered to …

Multi-bioresponsive silk fibroin-based nanoparticles with on-demand cytoplasmic drug release capacity for CD44-targeted alleviation of ulcerative colitis

S Gou, Y Huang, Y Wan, Y Ma, X Zhou, X Tong… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
The requirement for the favorable therapeutics against ulcerative colitis (UC) is that anti-
inflammatory drugs can be specifically internalized by macrophages and subsequently be …

Engineering the future of silk materials through advanced manufacturing

Z Zhou, S Zhang, Y Cao, B Marelli, X Xia… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Silk is a natural fiber renowned for its outstanding mechanical properties that have enabled
the manufacturing of ultralight and ultrastrong textiles. Recent advances in silk processing …

[HTML][HTML] Type 1 diabetes and engineering enhanced islet transplantation

A Jeyagaran, C Lu, A Zbinden, AL Birkenfeld… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of new therapeutic approaches to treat type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D)
relies on the precise understanding and deciphering of insulin-secreting β-cell biology, as …

The new silk road: silk fibroin blends and composites for next generation functional and multifunctional materials design

A Reizabal, CM Costa, L Pérez-Álvarez… - Polymer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Silk Fibroin (SF), a protein typically extracted from Bombyx mori cocoons, is considered to
play an essential role in advancing the development of a more sustainable generation of …

A comprehensive review on silk fibroin as a persuasive biomaterial for bone tissue engineering

M Li, J You, Q Qin, M Liu, Y Yang, K Jia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) utilizes a special mix of scaffolds, cells, and bioactive factors
to regulate the microenvironment of bone regeneration and form a three-dimensional bone …

Effect of crosslinkable sugar molecules on the physico-chemical and antioxidant properties of fish gelatin nanofibers

HW Kwak, J Park, H Yun, KH Jeon, DW Kang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, gelatin nanofibers that were stable against hydrolytic degradation environment
were prepared via electrospinning of aqueous fish gelatin, an eco-friendly sugar …

How insect exocrine glands work

SP Foster, J Casas - Annual Review of Entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Exocrine glands release a secretion to the body surface or into a lumen and are likely to be
found in all insect taxa. Their secretions are diverse, serving many physiological, behavioral …