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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 91-100Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-9750(02)00003-4
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silk protein; sericin; fibroin; functional biomaterials; biopolymer
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Silk sericin is a natural macromolecular protein derived from silkworm Bombyx mori. During the various stages of producing raw silk and textile, sericin can be recovered for other uses. Also, sericin recovery reduces the environmental impact of silk manufacture. Sericin protein is useful because of its properties. The protein resists oxidation, is antibacterial, UV resistant, and absorbs and releases moisture easily. Sericin protein can be cross-linked, copolymerized, and blended with other macromolecular materials, especially artificial polymers, to produce materials with improved properties. The protein is also used as an improving reagent or a coating material for natural and artificial fibers, fabrics, and articles. The materials modified with sericin and sericin composites are useful as degradable biomaterials, biomedical materials, polymers for forming articles, functional membranes, fibers, and fabrics. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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