Biofunctionalization of natural fiber-reinforced biocomposites for biomedical applications

TD Tavares, JC Antunes, F Ferreira, HP Felgueiras - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last ten years, environmental consciousness has increased worldwide, leading to the
development of eco-friendly materials to replace synthetic ones. Natural fibers are extracted …

Improving solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs by protein-based strategy: A review

X Liu, L Zhao, B Wu, F Chen - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Poorly water-soluble drugs are frequently encountered and present a most challengeable
difficulty in pharmaceutical development. Poor solubility of drugs can lead to suboptimal …

How to define and study structural proteins as biopolymer materials

K Numata - Polymer Journal, 2020 - nature.com
Structural proteins, including silk fibroins, play an important role in shaping the skeletons
and structures of cells, tissues, and organisms. The amino acid sequences of structural …

Self-assembled silk fibroin hydrogels: From preparation to biomedical applications

OC Onder, SR Batool, MA Nazeer - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Silk fibroin (SF) from Bombyx mori silkworm has been used as a textile fiber for centuries. In
addition, for decades, SF has been used as a suture material. SF's unique properties, such …

Chemical modification of silk proteins: current status and future prospects

H Liu, Z Sun, C Guo - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022 - Springer
Silk extracted from the cocoon of silkworm has been used as textile materials for thousands
of years. Recently, silk has been redefined as a protein-based biomaterial with great …

A review on advances in the applications of spider silk in biomedical issues

B Bakhshandeh, SS Nateghi, MM Gazani… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spider silk, as one of the hardest natural and biocompatible substances with extraordinary
strength and flexibility, have become an ideal option in various areas of science and have …

Bioengineered elastin-and silk-biomaterials for drug and gene delivery

L Chambre, Z Martín-Moldes, RN Parker… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in medical science have led to diverse new therapeutic modalities, as well as
enhanced understanding of the progression of various disease states. These findings …

Expanding the Genetic Code of Bioelectrocatalysis and Biomaterials

Y Chemla, F Kaufman, M Amiram, L Alfonta - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Genetic code expansion is a promising genetic engineering technology that incorporates
noncanonical amino acids into proteins alongside the natural set of 20 amino acids. This …

Evaluation of silk‐based bioink during pre and post 3D bioprinting: a review

S Gupta, H Alrabaiah, M Christophe… - … Research Part B …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During past few decades, the demand for the replacement of damaged organs is increasing
consistently. This is due to the advancement in tissue engineering, which opens the …

Recombinant spidroins as the basis for new materials

VG Debabov, VG Bogush - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Spider web proteins are unique materials created by nature that, considering the
combination of their properties, do not have analogues among natural or human-created …