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 …

Biopolymers are macromolecules that are derived from natural sources and have attractive
properties for a plethora of biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility …

Over the past few decades, Bombyx mori silk fibroin has become a ubiquitous material for
applications ranging from biomedical devices to optics, electronics, and sensing, while also …

For most individuals, wound healing is a highly organized, straightforward process, wherein
the body transitions through different phases in a timely manner. However, there are …

Microcapsules and microgels consisting of macromolecular networks have received
increasing attention due to their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Protein …

Micro/nanomaterial-based drug and cell delivery systems play an important role in
biomedical fields for their injectability and targeting. Microfluidics is a rapidly developing …

A significant limitation in the engineering of artificial small-diameter vascular scaffolds is that
the number of endothelial cells (ECs) is not sufficient to generate a confluent coverage of the …

Proteins constitute the backbone of a multitude of natural components, such as enzymes,
biological gels, and fibers. As such, they play several important roles in biological systems …

Polymeric materials are commonly employed to mimic the biomechanical and biochemical
milieu of endogenous cells, due to their physicochemical similarity to native tissues that …