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Porosity of 3D biomaterial scaffolds and osteogenesis.

Electrospinning: a fascinating fiber fabrication technique.

https://yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr/~damlacetin/kmu407/index_dosyalar/4.%20makale.pdf

Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

Silk as a biomaterial

Silk fibroin, derived from Bombyx mori cocoons, is a widely used and studied protein polymer for biomaterial applications. Silk fibroin has remarkable mechanical properties when formed into different materials, demonstrates biocompatibility, has controllable degradation rates from hours to years and can be chemically modified to alter surface properties or to immobilize growth factors. A variety of aqueous or organic solvent-processing methods can be used to generate silk biomaterials for a range of applications. In this protocol, we include methods to extract silk from B. mori cocoons to fabricate hydrogels, tubes, sponges, composites, fibers, microspheres and thin films. These materials can be used directly as biomaterials for implants, as scaffolding in tissue engineering and in vitro disease models, as well as for drug delivery.

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Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin

http://orion.bme.columbia.edu/lulab/pdf/Altman_Silk-Based-Biomaterials_2003.pdf

Silk-based biomaterials

An improved understanding of cellular responses during normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) function or repair is essential for clinical assessments, understanding ligament biology, and the implementation of tissue engineering strategies. The present study utilized quantitative real-time RT-PCR combined with univariate and multivariate statistical analyses to establish a quantitative database of marker transcript expression that can provide a “blueprint” of ACL wound healing. Selected markers (collagen types I and III, biglycan, decorin, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9, and TIMP-1) were assessed from 33 torn ACLs harvested during reconstructive surgery. Trends were observed between postinjury period and marker expressions. Significant correlations between marker expression existed and were most prominent between collagen types I and III. Canonical correlation analysis established a relationship between patient demographics and a combination of all marker expressions. The currently observed trends and correlations ...

Caroline M. Jakuba

Papers

Silk-based biomaterials

Characterization of Transcript Levels for Matrix Molecules and Proteases in Ruptured Human Anterior Cruciate Ligaments