From protein building blocks to functional materials

Y Shen, A Levin, A Kamada, Z Toprakcioglu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proteins are the fundamental building blocks for high-performance materials in nature. Such
materials fulfill structural roles, as in the case of silk and collagen, and can generate active …

Electrospinning of food proteins and polysaccharides

AC Mendes, K Stephansen, IS Chronakis - Food Hydrocolloids, 2017 - Elsevier
Nano-microfibrous structures of biopolymers with a wide range of compositions,
morphologies, mechanical properties and bioactivities could be developed using …

Generating electricity from molecular bonding-correlated piezoresponse of biodegradable silk nanofibers

C Sohn, H Kim, J Han, KT Lee, A Šutka, CK Jeong - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Many biomaterials have been proposed as eco-friendly piezoelectric materials. This
research investigates the piezoelectricity of an electrospun silk nanofiber membrane for …

Silk Nanofiber-Networked Bio-Triboelectric Generator: Silk Bio-TEG.

HJ Kim, JH Kim, KW Jun, JH Kim… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
A silk nanofiber‐networked bio‐triboelectric generator (Silk Bio‐TEG) is developed using an
eco‐friendly and sustainable silk biomaterial with strong hydrogen bonding between peptide …

Electrospun protein nanofibers in healthcare: A review

S Babitha, L Rachita, K Karthikeyan, E Shoba… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibers are being utilized for a wide range of healthcare applications. A
plethora of natural and synthetic polymers are exploited for their ability to be electrospun …

Autologous liquid platelet rich fibrin: A novel drug delivery system

RJ Miron, Y Zhang - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
There is currently widespread interest within the biomaterial field to locally deliver
biomolecules for bone and cartilage regeneration. Substantial work to date has focused on …

Bioactive electrospun fibers: fabrication strategies and a critical review of surface-sensitive characterization and quantification

MB Taskin, T Ahmad, L Wistlich, L Meinel… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fabricating a porous scaffold with high surface area has been a major strategy in the tissue
engineering field. Among the many fabrication methods, electrospinning has become one of …

Facile Fabrication of Robust Silk Nanofibril Films via Direct Dissolution of Silk in CaCl2–Formic Acid Solution

F Zhang, X You, H Dou, Z Liu, B Zuo… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report for the first time a novel silk fibroin (SF) nanofibrous films with robust
mechanical properties that was fabricated by directly dissolving silk in CaCl2–formic acid …

Strategies for tuning the biodegradation of silk fibroin-based materials for tissue engineering applications

D Umuhoza, F Yang, D Long, Z Hao… - … Science & Engineering, 2020 - ACS Publications
The remarkable features of silk fibroin (SF) from the silkworm (Bombyx mori) have fueled its
application as a candidate biomaterial for tissue regeneration and repair. For an ideal …

Silk fibroin-derived electrospun materials for biomedical applications: A review

FV Dos Santos, RL Siqueira, L de Morais Ramos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique for fabricating polymeric fibers with diameters
ranging from micro-to nanoscale, exhibiting multiple morphologies and arrangements. By …