Silk chemistry and biomedical material designs

JK Sahoo, O Hasturk, T Falcucci… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Silk fibroin has applications in different medical fields such as tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine, drug delivery and medical devices. Advances in silk chemistry and …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

Recent advances in natural polymer-based drug delivery systems

X Tong, W Pan, T Su, M Zhang, W Dong, X Qi - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

Recent advances in protein hydrogels: From design, structural and functional regulations to healthcare applications

Q Zhang, Y Liu, G Yang, H Kong, L Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein hydrogels with three-dimensional network structure can be synthesized through both
covalent and noncovalent cross-linking of protein monomers and assemblies, which have …

Enzymatically crosslinked silk and silk-gelatin hydrogels with tunable gelation kinetics, mechanical properties and bioactivity for cell culture and encapsulation

O Hasturk, KE Jordan, J Choi, DL Kaplan - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) was enzymatically crosslinked with tyramine-substituted silk fibroin (SF-TA)
or gelatin (G-TA) to fabricate hybrid hydrogels with tunable gelation kinetics, mechanical …

Recent advances in 3D printing with protein-based inks

X Mu, F Agostinacchio, N Xiang, Y Pei, Y Khan… - Progress in polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative manufacturing strategy,
allowing rapid prototyping, customization, and flexible manipulation of structure-property …

Recent advances in bioprinting using silk protein-based bioinks

J Chakraborty, X Mu, A Pramanick, DL Kaplan… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing has experienced swift growth for biological applications in the field of
regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Essential features of bioprinting include …

Tannic acid post-treatment of enzymatically crosslinked chitosan-alginate hydrogels for biomedical applications

H Jafari, P Ghaffari-Bohlouli, D Podstawczyk, L Nie… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Enzyme-mediated crosslinked hydrogels as soft materials for biomedical applications have
gained considerable attention. In this article, we studied the effect of tannic acid post …

In situ forming injectable silk fibroin hydrogel promotes skin regeneration in full thickness burn wounds

D Chouhan, T Lohe, PK Samudrala… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Full‐thickness skin wounds, associated with deep burns or chronic wounds pose a major
clinical problem. Herein, the development of in situ forming hydrogel using a natural silk …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging silk fibroin materials and their applications: new functionality arising from innovations in silk crosslinking

HA Tran, TT Hoang, A Maraldo, TN Do, DL Kaplan… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to reverse engineer the silkworm fiber has led to tremendous advancements in
the field of silk materials over the last several decades, with silk fibroin materials applied to …