Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

Silk biomaterials are known for biomedical and tissue engineering applications including
drug delivery and implantable devices owing to their biocompatible and a wide range of …

Electrospinning is well thought of as the most potent nanofiber producing technique, which
is applicable in biomedical fields. The generation of electrospun nanofibers as drug carriers …

Background The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive
research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. Main body …

A hostile myocardial microenvironment post ischemic injury (myocardial infarction) plays a
decisive role in determining the fate of tissue-engineered approaches. Therefore …

Bacterial contamination of biomaterials is a common problem and a serious threat to human
health worldwide. Therefore, the development of multifunctional biomaterials that possess …

Silk, a natural biopolymer, has been used clinically as suture material over thousands of
years and has received much impetus for a plethora of biomedical applications in the last …

Many natural materials, such as silk, animal bone, nacre, and plant fibers, achieve
outstanding strength and toughness through the rupture of sacrificial bonds between chain …

Silkworm silk is mainly known as a luxurious textile. Spider silk is an alternative to silkworm
silk fibers and has much more outstanding properties. Silk diversity ensures variation in its …

Substantial progress in biomaterial research over the years has culminated in revolutionary
technological advancements in the healthcare domain. This has triggered the quest for …