Silk gland sericin protein membranes: Fabrication and characterization for potential biotechnological applications

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Dash, Biraja C ^a   Mandal, Biman B ^a   Kundu, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomaterials; Non mulberry silk; Silk gland; Silk sericin

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CELL CYCLE ANALYSIS; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; FIBROBLAST CELLS; FTIR; HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MTT ASSAYS; NATIVE FORMS; NATURAL BIOPOLYMERS; NON-MULBERRY SILK; PROTEIN MEMBRANE; SILK SERICIN; XRD;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMOLECULES; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CROSSLINKING; ETHANOL; FABRICATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; PROTEINS;

SILK;

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALCOHOL; BIOPOLYMER; SERICIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAT; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPREADING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXTRACTION; FIBROBLAST; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILK; SILKWORM; STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOMBYX; CATS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLASTS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SERICINS; SILK; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYX MORI; FELIDAE; MORUS (PLANT);

EID: 70449722767     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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