Silk fibroin as a green material

MK DeBari, CI King III, TA Altgold… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silk fibroin has been explored as a suitable biomaterial due to its biocompatibility, tunable
degradability, low toxicity, and mechanical properties. To harness silk fibroin's innate …

Resorbable membranes for guided bone regeneration: critical features, potentials, and limitations

S Abtahi, X Chen, S Shahabi, N Nasiri - ACS Materials Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lack of horizontal and vertical bone at the site of an implant can lead to significant clinical
problems that need to be addressed before implant treatment can take place. Guided bone …

Immune response to silk sericin–fibroin composites: potential immunogenic elements and alternatives for immunomodulation

BO Ode Boni, BM Bakadia, AR Osi, Z Shi… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Silk‐based biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering

Y Song, H Wang, F Yue, Q Lv, B Cai… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death globally. Among various
cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction is an important one. Compared with …

A comprehensive review on silk fibroin as a persuasive biomaterial for bone tissue engineering

M Li, J You, Q Qin, M Liu, Y Yang, K Jia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) utilizes a special mix of scaffolds, cells, and bioactive factors
to regulate the microenvironment of bone regeneration and form a three-dimensional bone …

Strategies for tuning the biodegradation of silk fibroin-based materials for tissue engineering applications

D Umuhoza, F Yang, D Long, Z Hao… - … Science & Engineering, 2020 - ACS Publications
The remarkable features of silk fibroin (SF) from the silkworm (Bombyx mori) have fueled its
application as a candidate biomaterial for tissue regeneration and repair. For an ideal …

Click chemistry-based biopolymeric hydrogels for regenerative medicine

Y Li, X Wang, Y Han, HY Sun, J Hilborn… - Biomedical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Click chemistry is not a single specific reaction, but describes ways of generating products
which emulate examples in nature. Click reactions occur in one pot, are not disturbed by …

Silk fibroin-derived electrospun materials for biomedical applications: A review

FV Dos Santos, RL Siqueira, L de Morais Ramos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique for fabricating polymeric fibers with diameters
ranging from micro-to nanoscale, exhibiting multiple morphologies and arrangements. By …

Advances in preparation and properties of regenerated silk fibroin

L Huang, J Shi, W Zhou, Q Zhang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the years, silk fibroin (SF) has gained significant attention in various fields, such as
biomedicine, tissue engineering, food processing, photochemistry, and biosensing, owing to …

Protective Topical Dual‐Sided Nanofibrous Hemostatic Dressing Using Mussel and Silk Proteins with Multifunctionality of Hemostasis and Anti‐Bacterial Infiltration

J Lee, E Kim, KJ Kim, JW Rhie, KI Joo, HJ Cha - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Topical hemostatic agents are preferred for application to sensitive bleeding sites because
of their immediate locoregional effects with less tissue damage. However, the majority of …