Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Several synthetic and natural materials are used in soft tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine with varying degrees of success. Among them, silkworm silk protein fibroin, a …

Silk fibroin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, has excellent properties such as
biocompatibility, biodegradation, non-toxicity, adsorption properties, etc. As a kind of ideal …

Control of silk fibroin concentration in aqueous solutions via osmotic stress was studied to
assess relationships to gel formation and structural, morphological, and functional …

A new all-aqueous process is described to form three-dimensional porous silk fibroin
matrices with control of structural and morphological features. The result of this process are …

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

Taking advantage of recent advances in polarized Raman microspectroscopy, and based on
a rational decomposition of the amide I band, the conformation and orientation of proteins …

Animal silks, consisting of pure protein components, offer an extraordinary combination of
strength, elongation, and toughness, exceeding most engineered materials. The secret to …

Synchrotron FTIR (S-FTIR) microspectroscopy was used to monitor the silk protein
conformation in a range of single natural silk fibers (domestic and wild silkworm and spider …

The past 15 years have seen a major increase in our understanding of the structure and
dynamics of Bombyx mori silk fibroin, largely as a result of NMR studies. We now have a …