Mechanical properties of biomaterials play an important role in their biological performance.
Among the most important parameters in designing of biomaterials, their structure and …

Turning insulating silk fibroin materials into conductive ones turns out to be the essential
step toward achieving active silk flexible electronics. This work aims to acquire electrically …

Biocompatible soy protein isolate/silk fibroin (SPI/SF) nanofibrous scaffolds were
successfully fabricated through electrospinning a novel protein blend SPI/SF. Prepared …

Natural silk fibers represent one of the most advanced blueprints for (bio) polymer scientists,
displaying highly optimized mechanical properties due to their hierarchical structures …

Silk biomaterials are widely used in tissue engineering applications due to their mechanical
tuneability, processability and low immunogenic response. However, due to the lack of cell …

High hopes are held for cardiac regenerative therapy, driving a vast research effort towards
the development of various cardiac scaffolds using diverse technologies and materials …

Photochromic spiropyran-doped silk fibroin poly (ethylene oxide) nanofibers which combine
the attractive properties and biocompatibility of silk with the photocontrollable and reversible …

Silk fibroin nanoparticles were prepared in the present study based on phase separation
between silk fibroin and polyvinyl alcohol. The drug encapsulation efficiency of the prepared …

Biotechnological production is a powerful tool to design materials with customized
properties. The aim of this work was to apply designed spider silk proteins to produce Janus …

The unique degradability and excellent biocompatibility make silk fibroin an attractive
material for flexible transient memristors. Materials functionalization from the mesoscopic …