Current research on electrospinning of silk fibroin and its blends with natural and synthetic biodegradable polymers

Frontiers of Materials Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-142

  Zhang, Jian Guang ^a   Mo, Xiu Mei ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biodegradable polymer; electrospinning; nanofiber; silk fibroin (SF)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878845532     PISSN: 2095025X     EISSN: 20950268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11706-013-0206-8     Document Type: Review

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