Silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite composites for bone tissue engineering

M Farokhi, F Mottaghitalab, S Samani… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural fibrous polymer with strong potential for many biomedical
applications. SF has attracted interest in the field of bone tissue engineering due to its …

Silk scaffolds in bone tissue engineering: An overview

P Bhattacharjee, B Kundu, D Naskar, HW Kim, TK Maiti… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Bone tissue plays multiple roles in our day-to-day functionality. The frequency of accidental
bone damage and disorder is increasing worldwide. Moreover, as the world population …

3D printing to innovate biopolymer materials for demanding applications: A review

N Li, D Qiao, S Zhao, Q Lin, B Zhang, F Xie - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Biopolymers are widely available, low-/nontoxic, biodegradable, biocompatible, chemically
versatile, and inherently functional, making them highly potential for a broad range of …

Hybrid silk fibers dry-spun from regenerated silk fibroin/graphene oxide aqueous solutions

C Zhang, Y Zhang, H Shao, X Hu - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Regenerated silk fibroin (RSF)/graphene oxide (GO) hybrid silk fibers were dry-spun from a
mixed dope of GO suspension and RSF aqueous solution. It was observed that the presence …

Transparent silk/gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) fibrillar film for corneal regeneration

A Farasatkia, M Kharaziha, F Ashrafizadeh… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Developing a transparent substitute with high water permeability and similar mechanical
properties to cornea is one of the major challenge in corneal tissue engineering. Here …

Dissolution and processing of silk fibroin for materials science

HY Wang, YQ Zhang, ZG Wei - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In recent decades, silk fibroin (SF) from silkworm Bombyx mori has been extensively
researched and applied in several fields, including: cosmetics, biomedicine and …

Crosslinking strategies for silk fibroin hydrogels: Promising biomedical materials

M Farokhi, M Aleemardani, A Solouk… - Biomedical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to their strong biomimetic potential, silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels are impressive
candidates for tissue engineering, due to their tunable mechanical properties …

Silk fibroin-derived electrospun materials for biomedical applications: A review

FV Dos Santos, RL Siqueira, L de Morais Ramos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique for fabricating polymeric fibers with diameters
ranging from micro-to nanoscale, exhibiting multiple morphologies and arrangements. By …

Effects of different Bombyx mori silkworm varieties on the structural characteristics and properties of silk

HH Kim, MK Kim, KH Lee, YH Park, IC Um - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Silk has attracted the attention of biomedical researchers because of its good
biocompatibility. Although various characteristics of silk are needed for its successful …

Functional modification of silk fibroin from silkworms and its application to medical biomaterials: A review

HY Wang, Y Zhang, M Zhang, YQ Zhang - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) from the silkworm Bombyx mori is a fibrous protein identified as a widely
suitable biomaterial due to its biocompatibility, tunable degradation, and mechanical …