Structures, mechanical properties and applications of silk fibroin materials

• Published in: Progress in polymer science Vol. 46; pp. 86 - 110
• Main Authors: Koh, Leng-Duei, Cheng, Yuan, Teng, Choon-Peng, Khin, Yin-Win, Loh, Xian-Jun, Tee, Si-Yin, Low, Michelle, Ye, Enyi, Yu, Hai-Dong, Zhang, Yong-Wei, Han, Ming-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Bioapplications; Biodegradability; Biomedical materials; Functionalization; In vivo processing; Mechanical enhancement; Mechanical properties; Silk fibroin; Silkworms; Spiders; Strategy; Textile fibers; β-Sheet crystallites; β-Sheet crystallites; Silk fibroin; Functionalization; In vivo processing; Mechanical enhancement; Bioapplications

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, and is being further developed for various emerging biomedical applications. The facile and versatile processability...