The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori Linn., a lepidopteran molecular model and an
important economic insect that are emerging as an ideal molecular genetics resource for …

Recently, considerable attention has been paid to Bombyx mori silk fibroin by a range of
scientists from polymer chemists to biomaterial researchers because it has excellent …

Silk is a unique, remarkably strong biomaterial made of simple protein building blocks. To
date, no synthetic method has come close to reproducing the properties of natural silk, due …

The pharmaceutical utility of silk fibroin (SF) materials for drug delivery was investigated. SF
films were prepared from aqueous solutions of the fibroin protein polymer and crystallinity …

Animal silk is usually considered to exist as a solid fiber with a highly ordered structure,
formed by the hierarchical assembly starting from a single silk fibroin (SF) chain. However …

Structure and solubility of natural silk fibroin Page 1 869 ISSN 1070-4272, Russian Journal
of Applied Chemistry, 2006, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 869 -876. + Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2006 …

Controlling the mechanism of self-assembly in proteins has emerged as a potent tool for
various biomedical applications. Silk fibroin self-assembly consists of gradual …

Silk microspheres prepared by spray-drying were exposed to humid atmosphere (89%
relative humidity, RH). Change in the secondary structure of silk fibroin during preparation of …

We have characterized the steps involved in silk assembly from the protein solution into β-
type fibers by a combination of small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering and Raman …

Recently, considerable attention has been paid to silks by a range of scientists from textile
engineers to polymer chemists and biomedical researchers. The application of native silk …