Silkworm silk protein fibroin and spider silk spidroin are known biocompatible and natural
biodegradable polymers in biomedical applications. The presence of β-sheets in silk fibroin …

Silk, especially spider and insect silk, is a highly versatile biomaterial with potential
applications in biomedicine, materials science, and biomimetic engineering. The primary …

Insect silk is a versatile biomaterial. Lepidoptera and Trichoptera display some of the most
diverse uses of silk, with varying strength, adhesive qualities, and elastic properties. Silk …

The exceptional quality of silkworm silk is attributed to the amino acid sequence of its fibroin
heavy chain (Fib-H) protein. The large central domain of Fib-H, which consists of glycine …

Spider silk is one of the best natural fibers with excellent mechanical properties; however,
due to the visual awareness, biting behavior and territory consciousness of spiders, we …

Silk is an ancient material with essential roles in numerous biomedical applications, such as
tissue regeneration and drug delivery, because of its excellent tunable mechanical …

Spider silks with excellent mechanical properties attract more attention from scientists
worldwide, and the dragline silk that serves as the framework of the spider's web is …

Silkworms spin different silks at different growth stages for specific purposes. The silk spun
before the end of each instar is stronger than that at the beginning of each instar and cocoon …

Resilin is a natural protein with high extensibility and resilience that plays a key role in the
biological processes of insects, such as flight, bouncing, and vocalization. This study used …

Transgenic modification of Bombyx mori silkworms is a benign approach for the production
of silk fibers with extraordinary properties and also to generate therapeutic proteins and …