Dutta, R.; T, P.; Oli, A.K.; S., R.J.; T., V.; Nandikolmath, V.; O., S.S.; Patil, S.J. Silk Biomaterials is an Essential Tool and Potential Applications in Biomedical Industries-A Review. Preprints2023, 2023010459. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0459.v1
APA Style
Dutta, R., T, P., Oli, A.K., S., R.J., T., V., Nandikolmath, V., O., S.S., & Patil, S.J. (2023). Silk Biomaterials is an Essential Tool and Potential Applications in Biomedical Industries-A Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0459.v1
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Dutta, R., Sadashiv S. O. and Sharangouda J. Patil. 2023 "Silk Biomaterials is an Essential Tool and Potential Applications in Biomedical Industries-A Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0459.v1
Abstract
Silk is a globally renowned abundant biopolymer obtained from various sources of the Lepidoptera family, among which the most commonly used and researched are spider silk and silk worm silk. All varieties of silk have beneficial characteristics such as high tensile strength, biocompatibility, producing a reduced immune response in a biological system, biodegradability, and the ability to withstand environmental stresses as well. These features make silk suitable for a number of applications as a biomaterial. The vast potential of silk and its proteins in cosmetics, oncology, tissue engineering, TOC screenings, for preserving food, cosmetic product as a silk gel and bioremediation makes it a well-sought biopolymer among researchers. Experiments over the years have revealed that biomaterials constituting silk are very potent but are yet to be scaled up for commercial uses, but the various advantageous properties of silk biomaterial far overshadows the impeding problems of production.
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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