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Cover Image, Volume 107, Issue 9
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.22957
Subject(s) - microfiber , cover (algebra) , silk , polymer science , extensibility , volume (thermodynamics) , biomaterial , computer science , nanotechnology , citation , computer graphics (images) , chemistry , world wide web , materials science , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , physics , programming language , quantum mechanics
The ability to generate robust and versatile hydrogel microfibers is desirable for bottom‐up assembly of biological tissues and for broader biomaterial applications. David L. Kaplan et al . describe a method to produce silk hydrogel microfibers with superior strength, extensibility and long‐term stability compared to those described in the existing literature. Post‐processing enzymatically crosslinked silk fibres by subjecting them to methanol or autoclaving facilitates the ability to control the morphology and structure. The mechanical properties of the final silk hydrogel microfibers are therefore tunable, making this a promising method for generating biological scaffolds, composites and textiles. (DOI: 10.1002/bip.23030 )