Protein-based biological materials: Molecular design and artificial production

A Miserez, J Yu, P Mohammadi - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

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 …

The contribution of silk fibroin in biomedical engineering

C Lujerdean, GM Baci, AA Cucu, DS Dezmirean - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the medical area and beyond one of the most important biomaterials is
the silk fibroin (SF) produced by the Bombyx mori L. silkworm. This outstanding biopolymer …

Systems metabolic engineering strategies: integrating systems and synthetic biology with metabolic engineering

KR Choi, WD Jang, D Yang, JS Cho, D Park… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Metabolic engineering allows development of microbial strains efficiently producing
chemicals and materials, but it requires much time, effort, and cost to make the strains …

Hierarchical structure of silk materials versus mechanical performance and mesoscopic engineering principles

W Qiu, A Patil, F Hu, XY Liu - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive review on the five levels of hierarchical structures of silk materials and the
correlation with macroscopic properties/performance of the silk materials, that is, the …

Silkworm and spider silk electrospinning: a review

C Belbéoch, J Lejeune, P Vroman, F Salaün - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Issues of fossil fuel and plastic pollution are shifting public demand toward biopolymer-
based textiles. For instance, silk, which has been traditionally used during at least 5 …

Recombinant spider silk: promises and bottlenecks

M Ramezaniaghdam, ND Nahdi… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Spider silk threads have exceptional mechanical properties such as toughness, elasticity
and low density, which reach maximum values compared to other fibre materials. They are …

Host systems for the production of recombinant spider silk

DR Whittall, KV Baker, R Breitling, E Takano - Trends in Biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Spider silk is renowned for its impressive mechanical properties. It is one of the strongest
known biomaterials, possessing mechanical properties that outmatch both steel and Kevlar …

Personalized and programmable microneedle dressing for promoting wound healing

Y Wang, H Lu, M Guo, J Chu, B Gao… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedle (MN) dressings, with the ability of transdermal drug delivery, have played an
essential role in the field of wound healing. However, patients may still feel uncomfortable …

Toward efficient wound management: bioinspired microfluidic and microneedle patch

Y Wang, B Gao, B He - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedle (MN) patches hold demonstrated prospects in intelligent wound management.
Herein, inspired by the highly folded structure of insect wings, a three‐dimensional (3D) …