Silk sericin-based materials for biomedical applications

J Liu, L Shi, Y Deng, M Zou, B Cai, Y Song, Z Wang… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Silk sericin, a natural protein extracted from silkworm cocoons, has been extensively studied
and utilized in the biomedical field because of its superior biological activities and …

Silk fibroin biomaterials and their beneficial role in skin wound healing

Ł Mazurek, M Szudzik, M Rybka, M Konop - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The skin, acting as the outer protection of the human body, is most vulnerable to injury.
Wound healing can often be impaired, leading to chronic, hard-to-heal wounds. For this …

A comprehensive review of recent advances in silk sericin: Extraction approaches, structure, biochemical characterization, and biomedical applications

M Saad, LM El-Samad, RA Gomaa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silks are natural polymers that have been widely used for centuries. Silk consists of a
filament core protein, termed fibroin, and a glue-like coating substance formed of sericin …

Naturally-derived targeted therapy for wound healing: Beyond classical strategies

S El-Ashram, LM El-Samad, AA Basha… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the four processes of wound healing in the human body
(hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling) and the most current research on …

Advancements in silk fibroin and silk sericin-based biomaterial applications for cancer therapy and wound dressing formulation: A comprehensive review

MA Hassan, AA Basha, M Eraky, E Abbas… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silks are a class of proteins generated naturally by different arthropods, including silkworms,
spiders, scorpions, mites, wasps, and bees. This review discusses the silk fibroin and sericin …

Sericin based nanoformulations: a comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications

G Das, HS Shin, EVR Campos, LF Fraceto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive
research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. Main body …

Silk sericin as building blocks of bioactive materials for advanced therapeutics

D Hu, T Li, Y Wang, M Feng, J Sun - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Silk sericin is a class of protein biopolymers produced by silkworms. Increasing attention has
been paid to silk sericin for biomedical applications in the last decade, not only because of …

In vivo and in vitro studies of a propolis-enriched silk fibroin-gelatin composite nanofiber wound dressing

P Du, X Chen, Y Chen, J Li, Y Lu, X Li, K Hu, J Chen… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In this study, electrospun nanofibers (NFs) used in trauma dressings were prepared using
silk fibroin (SF) and gelatin (GT) as materials and highly volatile formic acid as the solvent …

An overview of recent developments in the management of burn injuries

E Radzikowska-Büchner, I Łopuszyńska… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 11 million people suffer from
burns every year, and 180,000 die from them. A burn is a condition in which heat, chemical …

Engineered biomimetic micro/nano-materials for tissue regeneration

F Han, Q Meng, E Xie, K Li, J Hu, Q Chen… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of tissue and organ damage caused by various diseases is increasing
worldwide. Tissue engineering is a promising strategy of tackling this problem because of its …