Journal
BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 630-640Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2058
Keywords
silk fibroin; silk hydrogel; tissue engineering; drug release materials; artificial skin
Funding
- earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS) [CARS-22-ZJ0504]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, P. R. China
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This review mainly introduces the types of silk hydrogels, their processing methods, and applications. There are various methods for hydrogel preparation, and many new processes are being developed for various applications. Silk hydrogels can be used in cartilage tissue engineering, drug release materials, 3D scaffolds for cells, and artificial skin, among other applications because of their porous structure and high porosity and the large surface area for growth, migration, adhesion and proliferation of cells that the hydrogels provide. All of these advantages have made silk hydrogels increasingly attractive. In addition, silk hydrogels have wide prospects for application in the field of biomedical materials. (C) 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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