Creation of macropores in electrospun silk fibroin scaffolds using sacrificial PEO-microparticles to enhance cellular infiltration

2013 ◽  
Vol 101 (12) ◽  
pp. 3474-3481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Wang ◽  
Meng Xu ◽  
Meifeng Zhu ◽  
Hong Su ◽  
Hongjun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Cellular Infiltration

Optimization Preparation and Emulsifying Properties of Carboxymethyl Silk Fibroin

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Wei JING ◽  
Jun-sheng LI ◽  
Guo-xia HUANG ◽  
Liu-juan YAN ◽  
Chun-hua LAI
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Emulsifying Properties

Evaluation of Structure-Controlled Silk Fibroin Coatings for Orthopedic Infection and In-Situ Osteogenesis: In Vitro and In Vivo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhao Zhou ◽  
Teng Zhang ◽  
Jianglong Yan ◽  
QiYao Li ◽  
Panpan Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Orthopedic Infection

scholarly journals Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Injectable Betamethasone-Loaded Tyramine-Modified Gellan Gum/Silk Fibroin Hydrogels

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1456
Author(s):  
Isabel Matos Oliveira ◽  
Cristiana Gonçalves ◽  
Myeong Eun Shin ◽  
Sumi Lee ◽  
Rui Luis Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Gelation Time ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Gellan Gum ◽  
Traditional Use

Rheumatoid arthritis is a rheumatic disease for which a healing treatment does not presently exist. Silk fibroin has been extensively studied for use in drug delivery systems due to its uniqueness, versatility and strong clinical track record in medicine. However, in general, natural polymeric materials are not mechanically stable enough, and have high rates of biodegradation. Thus, synthetic materials such as gellan gum can be used to produce composite structures with biological signals to promote tissue-specific interactions while providing the desired mechanical properties. In this work, we aimed to produce hydrogels of tyramine-modified gellan gum with silk fibroin (Ty–GG/SF) via horseradish peroxidase (HRP), with encapsulated betamethasone, to improve the biocompatibility and mechanical properties, and further increase therapeutic efficacy to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The Ty–GG/SF hydrogels presented a β-sheet secondary structure, with gelation time around 2–5 min, good resistance to enzymatic degradation, a suitable injectability profile, viscoelastic capacity with a significant solid component and a betamethasone-controlled release profile over time. In vitro studies showed that Ty–GG/SF hydrogels did not produce a deleterious effect on cellular metabolic activity, morphology or proliferation. Furthermore, Ty–GG/SF hydrogels with encapsulated betamethasone revealed greater therapeutic efficacy than the drug applied alone. Therefore, this strategy can provide an improvement in therapeutic efficacy when compared to the traditional use of drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Controlled radical polymerization of hydrophilic and zwitterionic brush-like polymers from silk fibroin surfaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (45) ◽  
pp. 10392-10406
Author(s):  
Danielle L. Heichel ◽  
Ngoc Chau H. Vy ◽  
Shawn P. Ward ◽  
Douglas H. Adamson ◽  
Kelly A. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Protein Adsorption ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Controlled Radical Polymerization

Silk fibroin films were modified with zwitterionic and hydrophilic brush-like polymers via surface-initiated ATRP, resulting in surfaces that reduced protein adsorption and cell attachment.

scholarly journals How to Improve Physico-Chemical Properties of Silk Fibroin Materials for Biomedical Applications?—Blending and Cross-Linking of Silk Fibroin—A Review

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1510
Author(s):  
Sylwia Grabska-Zielińska ◽  
Alina Sionkowska
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Magnetic Particles ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Binary And Ternary Mixtures ◽  
To Receive

This review supplies a report on fresh advances in the field of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer and its blends with biopolymers as new biomaterials. The review also includes a subsection about silk fibroin mixtures with synthetic polymers. Silk fibroin is commonly used to receive biomaterials. However, the materials based on pure polymer present low mechanical parameters, and high enzymatic degradation rate. These properties can be problematic for tissue engineering applications. An increased interest in two- and three-component mixtures and chemically cross-linked materials has been observed due to their improved physico-chemical properties. These materials can be attractive and desirable for both academic, and, industrial attention because they expose improvements in properties required in the biomedical field. The structure, forms, methods of preparation, and some physico-chemical properties of silk fibroin are discussed in this review. Detailed examples are also given from scientific reports and practical experiments. The most common biopolymers: collagen (Coll), chitosan (CTS), alginate (AL), and hyaluronic acid (HA) are discussed as components of silk fibroin-based mixtures. Examples of binary and ternary mixtures, composites with the addition of magnetic particles, hydroxyapatite or titanium dioxide are also included and given. Additionally, the advantages and disadvantages of chemical, physical, and enzymatic cross-linking were demonstrated.

Efficient Regulation of the Behaviors of Silk Fibroin Hydrogel via Enzyme-Catalyzed Coupling of Hyaluronic Acid

Langmuir ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Feiyu Wang ◽  
Bo Xu ◽  
Man Zhou ◽  
Yuanyuan Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Silk Fibroin
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