The biomedical use of silk: past, present, future

C Holland, K Numata… - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have long appreciated silk for its lustrous appeal and remarkable physical
properties, yet as the mysteries of silk are unraveled, it becomes clear that this outstanding …

Silk biomaterials in wound healing and skin regeneration therapeutics: From bench to bedside

D Chouhan, BB Mandal - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Silk biomaterials are known for biomedical and tissue engineering applications including
drug delivery and implantable devices owing to their biocompatible and a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] A mussel-inspired supramolecular hydrogel with robust tissue anchor for rapid hemostasis of arterial and visceral bleedings

Z Qiao, X Lv, S He, S Bai, X Liu, L Hou, J He, D Tong… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the developed hemostatic technologies are still difficult to be applied to the
hemostasis of massive arterial and visceral hemorrhage, owing to their weak hemostatic …

Polymer blends and polymer composites for cardiovascular implants

HW Toh, DWY Toong, JCK Ng, V Ow, S Lu… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modern implantable medical devices have evolved beyond serving as physical surrogates,
to also playing an active role in restoring bodily functions. The progress of implantable …

Tubular TPU/SF nanofibers covered with chitosan-based hydrogels as small-diameter vascular grafts with enhanced mechanical properties

S Maleki, A Shamloo, F Kalantarnia - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Native grafts such as internal mammary artery and saphenous vein are the main choice for
coronary artery bypass graft. However, due to the limitations associated with their availability …

Bioresorbable silk grafts for small diameter vascular tissue engineering applications: In vitro and in vivo functional analysis

P Gupta, KL Lorentz, DG Haskett, EM Cunnane… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The success of tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG) predominantly relies on the
selection of a suitable biomaterial and graft design. Natural biopolymer silk has shown great …

Application of textile technology in tissue engineering: A review

C Jiang, K Wang, Y Liu, C Zhang, B Wang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the key elements in tissue engineering is to design and fabricate scaffolds with tissue-
like properties. Among various scaffold fabrication methods, textile technology has shown its …

Structural design and mechanical performance of composite vascular grafts

AW Zia, R Liu, X Wu - Bio-Design and Manufacturing, 2022 - Springer
This study reviews the state of the art in structural design and the corresponding mechanical
behaviours of composite vascular grafts. We critically analyse surface and matrix designs …

Silk biomaterials for vascular tissue engineering applications

P Gupta, BB Mandal - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Vascular tissue engineering is a rapidly growing field of regenerative medicine, which
strives to find innovative solutions for vascular reconstruction. Considering the limited …

Functionalized Mn3O4 Nanosheets with Photothermal, Photodynamic, and Oxidase‐Like Activities Triggered by Low‐Powered Near‐Infrared Light for Synergetic …

X Zhang, Y Min, Q Zhang, S Wu, W Fu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug‐resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacterial infections have become a major danger to
public health. Synergetic therapy through multiple approaches is more powerful than the …