Silk Fibroin Materials: Preparation and Application
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 231
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanotechnology; nanoparticle; biopolymer; silk fibroin; ionic liquid; supercritical
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Silk proteins belong to a class of unique, high-molecular-weight, block copolymer-like proteins that have found widespread use in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Silk produced by most insects, such as B. mori (silkworms), Araneae (spiders), and Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and hornets), etc., exhibits excellent chemical, physical, mechanical properties, such as slow degradability, remarkable mechanical strength, thermal stability, versatility in processing, and easy modification. In this way, the utility of silk is not limited to conventional fibers and is also applicable in new fields, such as pharmaceutical/biomedical devices, cosmetics, drug delivery applications, etc.
We welcome all reviews and research articles concerning silk fibroin materials. This Special Issue mainly focuses on, but not is limited to, the preparation and structural analysis of silk materials; different processing methods of silks; silk fibroin-based materials; genetically modified silks; and the application of silk fibroin materials.
Dr. Mercedes G. Montalbán
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- silk fibroin
- biomaterial
- structure
- processing method
- application
