Self-assembled silk fibroin hydrogels: from preparation to biomedical applications
Özgün Can Önder, Syeda Rubab Batool, Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer
Abstract
This review describes the methods to prepare self-assembled silk fibroin hydrogels with a focus on gelation mechanisms and biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
FibroinSelf-healing hydrogelsSILKPolymer scienceMaterials scienceSericinNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryComposite materialSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials