Alternative biomaterials: Natural, non-woven, fibroin-based silk nanofibers of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-534

  Siri, Sineenat ^a   Maensiri, Santi ^a,b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Khon Kaen University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nanofiber; Scaffold; Weaver ant silk

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMIDE I; AMIDE II; AMIDE III; BIOMATERIAL; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOFIBER; SILK FIBROIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SILKWORM;

ARANEAE; BOMBYX MORI; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 77952541466     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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