Recently, considerable attention has been paid to Bombyx mori silk fibroin by a range of
scientists from polymer chemists to biomaterial researchers because it has excellent …

Silk fibroin (SF) fiber from the silkworm Bombyx mori in the Silk II form has been used as an
excellent textile fiber for over 5000 years. Recently it has been developed for a range of …

We report a study of self-assembled beta-pleated sheets in B. mori silk fibroin films using
thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy. B. mori silk fibroin may stand as an exemplar of …

Taking advantage of recent advances in polarized Raman microspectroscopy, and based on
a rational decomposition of the amide I band, the conformation and orientation of proteins …

The past 15 years have seen a major increase in our understanding of the structure and
dynamics of Bombyx mori silk fibroin, largely as a result of NMR studies. We now have a …

Composite biomaterials as artificial bone graft materials are pushing the present frontiers of
bioengineering. In this study, a biomimetic, osteoconductive tricomposite scaffold made of …

Fibroins' transition from liquid to solid is fundamental to spinning and underpins the
impressive native properties of silk. Herein, we establish a fibroin heavy chain fold for the …

Silkworm silk has outstanding mechanical properties despite being spun at room
temperature and from aqueous solution. Although it has been proposed that fiber formation …

Silk fibroin is stored in the silk glands of Bombyx mori silkworms as a condensed aqueous
solution called liquid silk. It is converted into silk fibers at the silkworm's spinnerets under …

Silks are naturally spun fibrous proteins most often associated with silkworms and spiders.
For more than 5000 years, silk fiber from Bombyx mori silkworm has been used by mankind …