ARTIFICIAL BIOMEMBRANE USING SILK MATRIX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• Main Authors: LEE, Kwang-Gill, KWEON, Hae-Yong, JO, You-Young, KIM, Kee-Young
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.11.2017
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Disclosed are an artificial biomembrane using a silk matrix and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the artificial biomembrane is configured such that a silk matrix having a cross-section with a first thickness, produced from silkworms, is subjected to planar division into two or more silk matrix pieces having a predetermined shape with the first thickness. Furthermore, the manufacturing process is relatively simple, thus reducing the manufacturing cost compared to when manufacturing typical artificial biomembranes, and moreover, the artificial biomembrane can exhibit outstanding cell culture capacity, is biocompatible, and has superior tensile strength and elongation, which are required of biomembranes.