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Neurosurgery: A Silk Cranial Fixation System for Neurosurgery (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 6/2018)
Author(s) -
Liu Keyin,
Shi Zhifeng,
Zhang Shaoqing,
Zhou Zhitao,
Sun Long,
Xu Tao,
Zhang Yeshun,
Zhang Guozheng,
Li Xinxin,
Chen Liang,
Mao Ying,
Tao Tiger H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201870029
Subject(s) - silk , neurosurgery , bombyx mori , medicine , surgery , anatomy , biomedical engineering , materials science , pathology , composite material , alternative medicine
In article number 1701359 , Ying Mao, Tiger H. Tao, and co‐workers report on the silk cranial fixation system. The system includes silk screws and strips to anchor the bone flap, which are fabricated from natural silk proteins obtained from cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm. The system is used to provide a protective shield to brain after neurosurgery.