Silk fibroin has applications in different medical fields such as tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine, drug delivery and medical devices. Advances in silk chemistry and …

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 extracted from the cocoon of silkworm has been used as textile materials for thousands
of years. Recently, silk has been redefined as a protein-based biomaterial with great …

Biochemical and mechanical interactions between cells and the surrounding extracellular
matrix influence cell behavior and fate. Mimicking these features in vitro has prompted the …

Silk fibroin derived from the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori is a protein‐based
biopolymer with low immunogenicity, intrinsic biodegradability, and tunable mechanical …

Natural biopolymers have a rich history, with many uses across the fields of healthcare and
medicine, including formulations for wound dressings, surgical implants, tissue culture …

Nanocoating of individual mammalian cells with polymer layers has been of increasing
interest in biotechnology and biomedical engineering applications. Electrostatic layer-by …

Medical silks have captured global interest. While silk sutures have a long track record in
humans, silk bioconjugates are still in preclinical development. This perspective examines …

Nosocomial infections, caused by bacterial contamination of medical devices and implants,
are a serious healthcare concern. We demonstrate here, the use of fluorous-cured protein …

Here, a reaction sequence that can be used to quantitatively modify the tyrosine residues in
silk protein from B. mori silkworms is demonstrated. A primary amine is installed ortho to the …