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 …

For centuries, Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibroin has been used as a high-end textile fiber.
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …

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 …

Degradable and cell-compatible hydrogels can be designed to mimic the physical and
biochemical characteristics of native extracellular matrices and provide tunability of …

3D printing is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique that has quickly disrupted traditional
design and manufacturing strategies. New structures can be manufactured that could not be …

Protein–polysaccharide composites have been known to show a wide range of applications
in biomedical and green chemical fields. These composites have been fabricated into a …

Silk presents a rare combination of desirable properties for sustained drug delivery,
including aqueous-based purification and processing options without chemical cross …

The characteristic molecular composition of the different glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is
related to their role as structural components and regulators of a multitude of functions of …

Silk is a natural polymer with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties which
makes it a desirable biomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Silk fibroin …