Functional silk fibroin hydrogels: preparation, properties and applications

H Zheng, B Zuo - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, the hydrogels prepared from silk fibroin have received immense
research attention due to the advantages of safe nature, biocompatibility, controllable …

New developments in medical applications of hybrid hydrogels containing natural polymers

C Vasile, D Pamfil, E Stoleru, M Baican - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

Immunoregulation in diabetic wound repair with a photoenhanced glycyrrhizic acid hydrogel scaffold

Y Qian, Y Zheng, J **, X Wu, K Xu, M Dai… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
M1 macrophage accumulation and excessive inflammation are commonly encountered
issues in diabetic wounds and can fail in the healing process. Hence, hydrogel dressings …

Precisely printable and biocompatible silk fibroin bioink for digital light processing 3D printing

SH Kim, YK Yeon, JM Lee, JR Chao, YJ Lee… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Although three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology has gained much attention
in the field of tissue engineering, there are still several significant engineering challenges to …

Mechanical characterisation of hydrogel materials

ML Oyen - International Materials Reviews, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Interest in hydrogel materials is growing rapidly, due to the potential for hydrogel use in
tissue engineering and drug delivery applications, and as coatings on medical devices …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning the conformation and mechanical properties of silk fibroin hydrogels

N Johari, L Moroni, A Samadikuchaksaraei - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of biomaterials play an important role in their biological performance.
Among the most important parameters in designing of biomaterials, their structure and …

Fabrication of hybrid hydrogels from silk fibroin and tannic acid with enhanced gelation and antibacterial activities

J **g, S Liang, Y Yan, X Tian, X Li - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The development of silk fibroin hydrogels with a suitable gelation rate and mechanical
strength, as well as multifunctional properties including injectability, antibacterial activity …

Physically crosslinked biocompatible silk‐fibroin‐based hydrogels with high mechanical performance

K Luo, Y Yang, Z Shao - Advanced Functional Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** hydrogel which combines superior mechanical performance and
biocompatibility attracts researchers' attention in recent years. Here, a novel biocompatible …

Synthesis and characterization of photocrosslinkable gelatin and silk fibroin interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels

W **ao, J He, JW Nichol, L Wang, CB Hutson, B Wang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
To effectively repair or replace damaged tissues, it is necessary to design scaffolds with
tunable structural and biomechanical properties that closely mimic the host tissue. In this …

Crystal networks in silk fibrous materials: from hierarchical structure to ultra performance

AT Nguyen, QL Huang, Z Yang, N Lin, G Xu, XY Liu - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review provides a comprehensive survey of the structural characteristics of crystal
networks of silk soft fibrous materials in correlation with the macroscopic properties …