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Processing silk hydrogel and its applications in biomedical materials
Author(s) -
Wang HaiYan,
Zhang YuQing
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1002/btpr.2058
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , silk , tissue engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , adhesion , porosity , polymer science , biomedical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , engineering
This review mainly introduces the types of silk hydrogels, their processing methods, and applications. There are various methods for hydrogel preparation, and many new processes are being developed for various applications. Silk hydrogels can be used in cartilage tissue engineering, drug release materials, 3D scaffolds for cells, and artificial skin, among other applications because of their porous structure and high porosity and the large surface area for growth, migration, adhesion and proliferation of cells that the hydrogels provide. All of these advantages have made silk hydrogels increasingly attractive. In addition, silk hydrogels have wide prospects for application in the field of biomedical materials. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog ., 31:630–640, 2015