[HTML][HTML] Tuning the conformation and mechanical properties of silk fibroin hydrogels

N Johari, L Moroni, A Samadikuchaksaraei - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of biomaterials play an important role in their biological performance.
Among the most important parameters in designing of biomaterials, their structure and …

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 …

Fabrication and characterization of PCL/zein/gum arabic electrospun nanocomposite scaffold for skin tissue engineering

ZP Rad, J Mokhtari, M Abbasi - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 - Elsevier
The main role of tissue engineering is to produce the artificial tissue for replacing the
biological functions in tissue regeneration and wounds healing. The purpose of this …

Microporous hemostatic sponge based on silk fibroin and starch with increased structural retentivity for contact activation of the coagulation cascade

J Lee, HN Choi, HJ Cha, YJ Yang - Biomacromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hemostatic agents with diverse forms and materials are necessitated to control excessive
bleeding to improve surgical site visibility during operation. The adequate use of hemostatic …

Small diameter electrospun silk fibroin vascular grafts: Mechanical properties, in vitro biodegradability, and in vivo biocompatibility

V Catto, S Farè, I Cattaneo, M Figliuzzi… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
To overcome the drawbacks of autologous grafts currently used in clinical practice, vascular
tissue engineering represents an alternative approach for the replacement of small diameter …

High-throughput production of silk fibroin-based electrospun fibers as biomaterial for skin tissue engineering applications

A Keirouz, M Zakharova, J Kwon, C Robert… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a nozzle-free electrospinning device was built to obtain high-throughput
production of silk fibroin-based biocompatible composite fibers with tunable wettability …

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 …

Immune response to silk sericin–fibroin composites: potential immunogenic elements and alternatives for immunomodulation

BO Ode Boni, BM Bakadia, AR Osi, Z Shi… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The unique properties of silk proteins (SPs), particularly silk sericin (SS) and silk fibroin (SF),
have attracted attention in the design of scaffolds for tissue engineering over the past …

Cold plasma treated thyme essential oil/silk fibroin nanofibers against Salmonella Typhimurium in poultry meat

L Lin, X Liao, H Cui - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2019 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin is widely used in the medical field as an electrospinning material, but there are
few reports on the application of silk fibroin nanofibers encapsulating antibacterial essential …

Enhanced cellular response elicited by addition of amniotic fluid to alginate hydrogel-electrospun silk fibroin fibers for potential wound dressing application

S Ghalei, J Nourmohammadi, A Solouk… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate a novel bioactive wound dressing from alginate hydrogel-
electrospun silk fibroin (SF) fibers with the ability to deliver amniotic fluid (AF) to the wound …