Advances in bioresorbable materials and electronics
Transient electronic systems represent an emerging class of technology that is defined by an
ability to fully or partially dissolve, disintegrate, or otherwise disappear at controlled rates or …
ability to fully or partially dissolve, disintegrate, or otherwise disappear at controlled rates or …
Silk fibroin-based biomaterials for biomedical applications: a review
Since it was first discovered, thousands of years ago, silkworm silk has been known to be an
abundant biopolymer with a vast range of attractive properties. The utilization of silk fibroin …
abundant biopolymer with a vast range of attractive properties. The utilization of silk fibroin …
Fiber‐based biopolymer processing as a route toward sustainability
Some of the most abundant biomass on earth is sequestered in fibrous biopolymers like
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …
Silkworm silk-based materials and devices generated using bio-nanotechnology
Silks are natural fibrous protein polymers that are spun by silkworms and spiders. Among
silk variants, there has been increasing interest devoted to the silkworm silk of B. mori, due …
silk variants, there has been increasing interest devoted to the silkworm silk of B. mori, due …
Structures, mechanical properties and applications of silk fibroin materials
For centuries, Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibroin has been used as a high-end textile fiber.
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …
Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …
Biopolymeric photonic structures: design, fabrication, and emerging applications
Biological photonic structures can precisely control light propagation, scattering, and
emission via hierarchical structures and diverse chemistry, enabling biophotonic …
emission via hierarchical structures and diverse chemistry, enabling biophotonic …
Naturally-derived biopolymer nanocomposites: Interfacial design, properties and emerging applications
Naturally derived materials with hierarchical organization are attractive candidates for high-
performance and functional bionanocomposites because of their renewability …
performance and functional bionanocomposites because of their renewability …
Use of Bombyx mori silk fibroin in tissue engineering: From cocoons to medical devices, challenges, and future perspectives
A Bucciarelli, A Motta - Biomaterials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin has become a prominent material in tissue engineering (TE) over the last 20
years with almost 10,000 published works spanning in all the TE applications, from skeleton …
years with almost 10,000 published works spanning in all the TE applications, from skeleton …
Silk materials–a road to sustainable high technology
This review addresses the use of silk protein as a sustainable material in optics and
photonics, electronics and optoelectronic applications. These options represent additional …
photonics, electronics and optoelectronic applications. These options represent additional …