A comprehensive review on the five levels of hierarchical structures of silk materials and the
correlation with macroscopic properties/performance of the silk materials, that is, the …

As a biomaterial, silk presents unique features with a combination of excellent mechanical
properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The biodegradability aspects of silk …

The salinity gradient between seawater and river water is a clean energy source and an
alternative solution for the increasing energy demands. A membrane-based reverse …

Fiber‐shaped supercapacitors (FSCs) are promising energy storage solutions for powering
miniaturized or wearable electronics. However, the scalable fabrication of fiber electrodes …

Silkworm silk has attracted considerable attention in recent years due to its excellent
mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and promising applications in biomedical sector …

Silks are protein-based biopolymers with unique combinations of different physical
properties. Silkworm silk is the most well studied due to its abundance and good mechanical …

Silk extracted from the cocoon of silkworm has been used as textile materials for thousands
of years. Recently, silk has been redefined as a protein-based biomaterial with great …

The unique properties of silk proteins (SPs), particularly silk sericin (SS) and silk fibroin (SF),
have attracted attention in the design of scaffolds for tissue engineering over the past …

The emerging field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines utilising artificial
polymers is facing many problems. Despite having mechanical stability, non-toxicity and …

Silks spun by the arthropods are “ancient” materials historically utilized for fabricating high-
quality textiles. Silks are natural protein-based biomaterials with unique physical and …