Silk protein-based hydrogels: Promising advanced materials for biomedical applications

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-32

  Kapoor, Sonia ^a,b   Kundu, Subhas C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Biomedical applications; Fibroin; Hydrogel; Silk proteins

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FILMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PROTEINS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ADVANCED MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FIBROIN; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; PROPERTY; PROTEIN FIBERS; SILK PROTEINS; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

HYDROGELS;

SERICIN; SILK; SILK FIBROIN; BIOMATERIAL; FIBROIN; HYDROGEL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMEDICINE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BOMBYX MORI; BONE IMPLANT; BONE REGENERATION; BONE REMODELING; BONE TISSUE; CARTILAGE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL VIABILITY; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GELATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEL; IMMUNOGENICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER CONTENT; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BOMBYX; BONE; CHEMISTRY; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGENERATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BOMBYX; BONE AND BONES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; REGENERATION; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84957433332     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.034     Document Type: Review

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