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Silk

Preliminary application of native Nephila edulis spider silk and fibrin implant causes granulomatous foreign body reaction in vivo in rat’s spinal cord

Felix Koop, Sarah Strauß, Claas-Tido Peck, Thomas Aper, Mathias Wilhelmi, Christian Hartmann, Jan Hegermann, Julia Schipke, Peter M. Vogt, Vesna Bucan

published 14 Mar 2022

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Dual-functional bioactive silk sericin for osteoblast responses and osteomyelitis treatment

Chayanee Noosak, Pavarish Jantorn, Jirut Meesane, Supayang Voravuthikunchai, Dennapa Saeloh

published 02 Mar 2022

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Morus alba: Host reaction for Meloidogyne javanica, biological nematicides assessment and study of these relationships with yield and quality of leaves, cocoon and health of the silkworm

Santino Aleandro da Silva, Renata da Rosa, Rachel Colauto Milanezi-Aguiar, Cristianne Cordeiro Nascimento, Andressa Cristina Zamboni Machado

published 16 Jun 2021

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The common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, maintains silk gene expression on sub-optimal diet

Jeremy Miller, Jannelle Vienneau-Hathaway, Enkhbileg Dendev, Merrina Lan, Nadia A. Ayoub

published 09 Dec 2020

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Mechanical and structural properties of major ampullate silk from spiders fed carbon nanomaterials

Sean P. Kelly, Kun-Ping Huang, Chen-Pan Liao, Riza Ariyani Nur Khasanah, Forest Shih-Sen Chien, Jwu-Sheng Hu, Chung-Lin Wu, I-Min Tso

published 09 Nov 2020

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A laboratory-based study examining the properties of silk fabric to evaluate its potential as a protective barrier for personal protective equipment and as a functional material for face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Adam F. Parlin, Samuel M. Stratton, Theresa M. Culley, Patrick A. Guerra

published 18 Sep 2020

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Composite spheres made of bioengineered spider silk and iron oxide nanoparticles for theranostics applications

Kamil Kucharczyk, Jakub Dalibor Rybka, Michael Hilgendorff, Michal Krupinski, Mariusz Slachcinski, Andrzej Mackiewicz, Michael Giersig, Hanna Dams-Kozlowska

published 15 Jul 2019

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Silk fibroin-derived polypeptides additives to promote hydroxyapatite nucleation in dense collagen hydrogels

Imran Deen, Federico Rosei

published 15 Jul 2019

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Silk fibroin hydrogels from the Colombian silkworm Bombyx mori L: Evaluation of physicochemical properties

Augusto Zuluaga-Vélez, Diego Fernando Cómbita-Merchán, Robison Buitrago-Sierra, Juan Felipe Santa, Enrique Aguilar-Fernández, Juan C. Sepúlveda-Arias

published 04 Mar 2019

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Did aculeate silk evolve as an antifouling material?

Tara D. Sutherland, Alagacone Sriskantha, Trevor D. Rapson, Benjamin D. Kaehler, Gavin A. Huttley

published 21 Sep 2018

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Using hydrodynamic focusing to predictably alter the diameter of synthetic silk fibers

Bradley Hoffmann, Catherine Gruat-Henry, Pranothi Mulinti, Long Jiang, Benjamin D. Brooks, Amanda E. Brooks

published 12 Apr 2018

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bmo-miR-275 down-regulates expression of Bombyx mori sericin gene 2 in vitro

Ping Qian, Tao Jiang, Xin Wang, Fei Song, Chen Chen, Xingjia Shen

published 30 Jan 2018

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High-efficiency production of human serum albumin in the posterior silk glands of transgenic silkworms, Bombyx mori L

Qiujie Qian, Zhengying You, Lupeng Ye, Jiaqian Che, Yiran Wang, Shaohua Wang, Boxiong Zhong

published 19 Jan 2018

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