During the past two decades, tissue engineering and the regenerative medicine field have
invested in the regeneration and reconstruction of pathologically altered tissues, such as …

Solubility, bioavailability, permeation, polymorphism, and stability concerns associated to
solid-state pharmaceuticals demand for effective solutions. To overcome some of these …

Biobased resources are proposed as next‐generation materials for advanced application.
Among them, silk fibroin, a protein‐based material generally obtained from Bombyx mori …

Silk fibroin (SF) is a fibrous protein which is produced mainly by silkworms and spiders. Its
unique mechanical properties, tunable biodegradation rate and the ability to support the …

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has been providing exciting technologies for
the development of functional substitutes aimed to repair and regenerate damaged tissues …

Hydrogels are a class of advanced material forms that closely mimic properties of the soft
biological tissues. Several polymers have been explored for preparing hydrogels with …

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been extensively explored and implemented in different areas,
ranging from sensors and actuators to the biomedical field. The increasing attention devoted …

Ionic liquids (ILs) have huge potential to provide advances in many areas such as energy,
pharmaceutical formulations, biomedical sciences, and technology. In the biomedical field …

Silk fibroin (SF) is a promising biomaterial due to its good biocompatibility, easy availability,
and high mechanical properties. Compared with mulberry silk fibroin (MSF), nonmulberry …

Biopolymer processing and handling is greatly facilitated by the use of ionic liquids, given
the increased solubility, and in some cases, structural stability imparted to these molecules …