Structure of Silk I (Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin before Spinning) -Type II β-Turn, Not α-Helix-

T Asakura - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Conformation‐dependent 13C chemical shifts: A new means of conformational characterization as obtained by high‐resolution solid‐state 13C NMR

H Saitô - Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
A survey of recent high‐resolution solid‐state 13C NMR studies is given to illustrate how
and to what extent 13C chemical shifts of a variety of molecular systems are displaced upon …

Determining beta-sheet crystallinity in fibrous proteins by thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy

X Hu, D Kaplan, P Cebe - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report a study of self-assembled beta-pleated sheets in B. mori silk fibroin films using
thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy. B. mori silk fibroin may stand as an exemplar of …

Analysis of the Structure of Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin by NMR

T Asakura, K Okushita, MP Williamson - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
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 …

Silk fibroin as an organic polymer for controlled drug delivery

S Hofmann, CTWP Foo, F Rossetti, M Textor… - Journal of controlled …, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

Structural comparison of various silkworm silks: An insight into the structure–property relationship

C Guo, J Zhang, JS Jordan, X Wang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Silkworm silk has attracted considerable attention in recent years due to its excellent
mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and promising applications in biomedical sector …

Conformational characterization of Bombyx mori silk fibroin in the solid state by high-frequency carbon-13 cross polarization-magic angle spinning NMR, x-ray …

T Asakura, A Kuzuhara, R Tabeta, H Saito - Macromolecules, 1985 - ACS Publications
We recorded X-ray diffraction, 13C CP-MAS NMR, and infrared spectra of silk fibroin
samples from Bombyx mori in the solid state, prepared under different conditions, in order …

Silk fibroin nanofiber. Electrospinning, properties, and structure

SH Kim, YS Nam, TS Lee, WH Park - Polymer Journal, 2003 - nature.com
An electrospinning process was used to fabricate silk fibroin (SF) nanofiber nonwovens for
wound dressing applications. The electrospinning of regenerated SF was performed with …

Preparation of non-woven nanofibers of Bombyx mori silk, Samia cynthia ricini silk and recombinant hybrid silk with electrospinning method

K Ohgo, C Zhao, M Kobayashi, T Asakura - Polymer, 2003 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a good method to obtain nanoscale fibers from polymer solutions. In this
paper, we successfully prepared non-woven nanofibers of Bombyx mori and Samia cynthia …

Effect of chitosan on morphology and conformation of electrospun silk fibroin nanofibers

WH Park, L Jeong, DI Yoo, S Hudson - Polymer, 2004 - Elsevier
The electrospinning of silk fibroin (SF)/chitosan (CS) blends with different composition ratios
was performed with formic acid as a spinning solvent. The SF/CS blends containing up to …