Spidroin in carbopol‐based gel promotes wound healing in earthworm's skin model

NH Abd Ellah, FEZA Abd El‐Aziz… - Drug Development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Spider silk's regenerative, biocompatible, and antimicrobial properties render it a promising
biomaterial for wound healing promotion. Spidroin as the main protein component of spider …

Antibacterial and wound-healing potential of PLGA/spidroin nanoparticles: A study on earthworms as a human skin model

FEZA Abd El-Aziz, HF Hetta, BN Abdelhamid… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The essential protein element of spider silk 'spidroin'was used to assess its impact on
the wound-healing process. Methods: Spidroin nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using …

[PDF][PDF] Spider silk: An excellent biomaterial for medical science and industry

HM Tahir, K Zahra, A Zaheer, K Samiullah - Punjab University Journal of …, 2017 - pu.edu.pk
Spider silk is categorized as fibrous protein. Spiders produce several types of silk. Spider
silk is important because of its maximum mechanical strength, biocompatibility and …

Spider silk of Linothele fallax and Linothele megatheloides (Mygalomorphae, Dipluridae) does not affect the growth of bacteria

P Szymkowiak, M Tsiareshyna, R Koczura - Biologia, 2020 - Springer
Due to physical and chemical properties as well as biocompatibility, spider silk has a great
potential for use in medicine and biotechnology. It is applicable in the regeneration of the …

Not all spider silks are antimicrobial

AM Alicea-Serrano, K Bender, D Jurestovsky - The Journal of Arachnology, 2020 - BioOne
Spider silks are thought to have antimicrobial properties that prevent rapid degradation.
Despite its biomedical potential, little research has focused on antimicrobial properties of …

Exploring the antimicrobial potential of Pardosa brevivulva silk

NN Phartale, TA Kadam, HJ Bhosale… - The Journal of Basic and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Pardosa is the genus of wolf spiders erected by CL Koch, 1847, currently
represented by 549 species worldwide and 40 species from India. Results The present …

The assessment of the protective impact of spidroin extract against UV-A radiation damage by using earthworms (Aporrectodea caliginosa) as a robust human skin …

FEZAA El-Aziz, MS Ismail, AE Askary… - … Science & Pollution …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Numerous studies have confirmed the damage caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet-
A rays. Malignant melanoma and skin cancer are two of the most serious health …

Evidence for the antimicrobial potential of silk of Cyclosa confraga (Thorell, 1892) (Araneae: Araneidae).

HM Tahir, SQ Shaishta Qamar, AS Afifa Sattar… - 2017 - cabidigitallibrary.org
We evaluated the anti-bacterial potential of silk recovered from Cyclosa confraga (Thorell,
1892). The silk inhibited the growth of Streptococcus sp. and Acinetobactor sp.. Significant …

Antimicrobial activities of natural and recombinant spider silk-a review.

A Abraham, MM Joseph, M Minu - 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Spider silk is a protein fibre spun by spiders and they use their silk for a variety of purposes
such as for making webs or other structures, which function as sticky nets to catch their prey …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial activities of the silks produced by two species of spiders Pardosa sumatrana and Stegodyphus sarasinorum

D Sangavi, DJH Shyu, PT Nathan - Physical, Chemical and …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The Spider's web or silk is a natural biomaterial which is ideal for the production of
biomaterial with good mechanical properties. The major protein in the spider silk is called as …