Biological materials found in living organisms, many of which are proteins, feature a
complex hierarchical organization. Type I collagen, a fibrous structural protein ubiquitous in …

Silk sericin is a class of protein biopolymers produced by silkworms. Increasing attention has
been paid to silk sericin for biomedical applications in the last decade, not only because of …

Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems mimic the structural complexity of the tissue
microenvironment and are gaining increasing importance as they resemble the extracellular …

Collagen was obtained from porcine skin by mechanical pretreatments with the aim of
preserving the triple helix structure of native collagen, which was indirectly corroborated by …

Collagen is one of the most widely used biomaterials in health-related sectors. The industrial
production of collagen mostly relies on its extraction from mammals, but several issues …

Biorefinery, the process of converting biomass to value-added materials, is gaining
significant interest because of the depletion of natural resources and an increasing …

Hydrogel-type absorbent materials are currently a technological alternative for improving
water retention in the soil and reducing nutrient loss by leaching and evaporation. This study …

Urethral stenosis is a pathological condition that consists in the narrowing of the urethral
lumen because of the formation of scar tissue. Unfortunately, none of the current surgical …

Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems mimic the structural complexity of the tissue
microenvironment that includes the extracellular matrix (ECM) in addition to the cellular …

Sericin is a serine-rich polydispersed glycoprotein found in Bombyx mori's cocoons. Sericin
is extracted from cocoons as a protein, composed of amino acids like aspartic acid, glycine …