Silk fibroin based porous materials

Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2276-2295

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Yan, Shuqin ^a   Li, Mingzhong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Bombyx mori silk fibroin; Porous materials; Processing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RESEARCH; BIORESORBABILITY; BOMBYX MORI SILK FIBROIN; BOMBYX MORI SILKWORM; KEY FEATURE; SILK FIBROIN; TECHNICAL PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; APPLICATIONS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; PROCESSING;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 79952825341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma2042276     Document Type: Review

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