Project | Nature4Health :: publications list |
Title | Trends in silk biomaterials |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Authors | Silva S. S., Reis R. L., and Kundu S. C. |
Editors | Kundu S. C., and Reis R. L. |
Abstract Text | Silk is called the “Queen” of “fibers” due to its eco-friendly nature, robust mechanical properties, biocompatibility, heat conductivity, durability, luster, and tunable biodegradability. Consequently, silk has been widely used to fabricate matrices for many applications, including tissue engineering (bone, cartilage, skin regeneration), controlled drug delivery devices, and cancer therapy (in vitro models). Silk proteins fibroin and sericin-based architectures have been produced using electrospinning, solvent casting, freeze-drying, three-dimensional printing, and physical and chemical crosslinking to address the different challenges involved in these applications. This chapter discusses, in brief, the different types of mulberry and nonmulberry silkworm species and the properties of fibroin and sericin. Technological advances involving the utilization of silk-based biomaterials are addressed. |
Book Title | Silk-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering, Regenerative and Precision Medicine |
Edition | 2 |
Chapter | 2 |
Pagination | 9-39 |
Date | 2024-01-25 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISBN | 9780323960175 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96017-5.00007-8 |
URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323960175000078 |
Keywords | Silk biomaterials, Tissue engineering |
Rights | restrictedAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |