Surface energy of silk fibroin and mechanical properties of silk cocoon composites

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1640-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Zhang ◽  
S. Du ◽  
A. Kafi ◽  
B. Fox ◽  
J. L. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Physiochemical Properties ◽  
Silk Cocoon ◽  
Wild Silkworm ◽  
Silkworm Silk ◽  
Surface Energy Heterogeneity

Both the physical and physiochemical properties of domestic and wild silkworm silk fibroin were studied, including surface energy and surface energy heterogeneity.

Ultrasonication-Induced Rapid Gelation of Wild Silkworm Silk Fibroins

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 1165-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui Yang Liu ◽  
Si Yong Xiong ◽  
Ren Chuan You ◽  
Ling Shuang Wang ◽  
Ming Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Structure ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Gelation Time ◽  
Random Coil ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Silk Fibroins ◽  
Wild Silkworm ◽  
Α Helix ◽  
Silkworm Silk

Silk fibroin （SF） hydrogels of the wild silkworm species Antheraea pernyi and Antheraea yamamai were obtained from aqueous SF solutions at room temperature. Both A. pernyi and A. yamamai solutions were slow to gelate. Hydrogels of the two species of wild silkworm were obtained rapidly following ultrasonicaton at 400–500 W. The secondary structure of the freeze-dried SF hydrogels was measured by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Ultrasonication did not change the main secondary structure of the hydrogels, but it accelerated the structural transformation of silk fibroin molecules from random coil or α helix to β sheet and reduced the gelation time.

Precise correlation of macroscopic mechanical properties and microscopic structures of animal silks—using Antheraea pernyi silkworm silk as an example

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (30) ◽  
pp. 6042-6048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangqiang Fang ◽  
Yuzhao Tang ◽  
Zeming Qi ◽  
Jinrong Yao ◽  
Zhengzhong Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Dragline Silk ◽  
Antheraea Pernyi ◽  
Spider Dragline Silk ◽  
Wild Silkworm ◽  
Silkworm Silk

The structure of wild silkworm silk can be controlled by reeling rate, thus regulating its mechanical performance from close to spider dragline silk to domestic silkworm silk.

scholarly journals Mechanical properties of Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibre and its corresponding silk fibroin filament: A comparative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 108077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoyong Chen ◽  
Mingyue Liu ◽  
Huiming Huang ◽  
Lan Cheng ◽  
Hong-Ping Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Bombyx Mori ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Silk Fibre ◽  
Silkworm Silk

Influence of Fiber Surface Energy on Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber - Bio Based Epoxy Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-496
Author(s):  
S. RAJKUMAR ◽  
◽  
R. JOSEPH BENSINGH ◽  
M. ABDUL KADER ◽  
SANJAY K NAYAK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Sisal Fiber

scholarly journals Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Injectable Betamethasone-Loaded Tyramine-Modified Gellan Gum/Silk Fibroin Hydrogels

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1456
Author(s):  
Isabel Matos Oliveira ◽  
Cristiana Gonçalves ◽  
Myeong Eun Shin ◽  
Sumi Lee ◽  
Rui Luis Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Gelation Time ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Gellan Gum ◽  
Traditional Use

Rheumatoid arthritis is a rheumatic disease for which a healing treatment does not presently exist. Silk fibroin has been extensively studied for use in drug delivery systems due to its uniqueness, versatility and strong clinical track record in medicine. However, in general, natural polymeric materials are not mechanically stable enough, and have high rates of biodegradation. Thus, synthetic materials such as gellan gum can be used to produce composite structures with biological signals to promote tissue-specific interactions while providing the desired mechanical properties. In this work, we aimed to produce hydrogels of tyramine-modified gellan gum with silk fibroin (Ty–GG/SF) via horseradish peroxidase (HRP), with encapsulated betamethasone, to improve the biocompatibility and mechanical properties, and further increase therapeutic efficacy to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The Ty–GG/SF hydrogels presented a β-sheet secondary structure, with gelation time around 2–5 min, good resistance to enzymatic degradation, a suitable injectability profile, viscoelastic capacity with a significant solid component and a betamethasone-controlled release profile over time. In vitro studies showed that Ty–GG/SF hydrogels did not produce a deleterious effect on cellular metabolic activity, morphology or proliferation. Furthermore, Ty–GG/SF hydrogels with encapsulated betamethasone revealed greater therapeutic efficacy than the drug applied alone. Therefore, this strategy can provide an improvement in therapeutic efficacy when compared to the traditional use of drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

scholarly journals Is Dialdehyde Chitosan a Good Substance to Modify Physicochemical Properties of Biopolymeric Materials?

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3391
Author(s):  
Sylwia Grabska-Zielińska ◽  
Alina Sionkowska ◽  
Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska ◽  
Katarzyna Reczyńska ◽  
Elżbieta Pamuła
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Maximum Deformation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Chitosan Blends ◽  
Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectroscopy

The aim of this work was to compare physicochemical properties of three dimensional scaffolds based on silk fibroin, collagen and chitosan blends, cross-linked with dialdehyde starch (DAS) and dialdehyde chitosan (DAC). DAS was commercially available, while DAC was obtained by one-step synthesis. Structure and physicochemical properties of the materials were characterized using Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance device (FTIR-ATR), swelling behavior and water content measurements, porosity and density observations, scanning electron microscopy imaging (SEM), mechanical properties evaluation and thermogravimetric analysis. Metabolic activity with AlamarBlue assay and live/dead fluorescence staining were performed to evaluate the cytocompatibility of the obtained materials with MG-63 osteoblast-like cells. The results showed that the properties of the scaffolds based on silk fibroin, collagen and chitosan can be modified by chemical cross-linking with DAS and DAC. It was found that DAS and DAC have different influence on the properties of biopolymeric scaffolds. Materials cross-linked with DAS were characterized by higher swelling ability (~4000% for DAS cross-linked materials; ~2500% for DAC cross-linked materials), they had lower density (Coll/CTS/30SF scaffold cross-linked with DAS: 21.8 ± 2.4 g/cm3; cross-linked with DAC: 14.6 ± 0.7 g/cm3) and lower mechanical properties (maximum deformation for DAC cross-linked scaffolds was about 69%; for DAS cross-linked scaffolds it was in the range of 12.67 ± 1.51% and 19.83 ± 1.30%) in comparison to materials cross-linked with DAC. Additionally, scaffolds cross-linked with DAS exhibited higher biocompatibility than those cross-linked with DAC. However, the obtained results showed that both types of scaffolds can provide the support required in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The scaffolds presented in the present work can be potentially used in bone tissue engineering to facilitate healing of small bone defects.

scholarly journals Investigation of the biological activity, mechanical properties and wound healing application of a novel scaffold based on lignin–agarose hydrogel and silk fibroin embedded zinc chromite nanoparticles

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (29) ◽  
pp. 17914-17923
Author(s):  
Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan ◽  
Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi ◽  
Fateme Radinekiyan ◽  
Mohammad Sobhani ◽  
Farzane khalili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Agarose Hydrogel ◽  
Novel Scaffold ◽  
Fibroin Solution ◽  
Zinc Chromite

Given the important aspects of wound healing approaches, in this work, an innovative biocompatible nanobiocomposite scaffold was designed and prepared based on cross-linked lignin–agarose hydrogel, extracted silk fibroin solution, and zinc chromite (ZnCr2O4) nanoparticles.

Graphene oxide/alginate/silk fibroin composite as a novel bionanostructure with improved blood compatibility, less toxicity and enhanced mechanical properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 116802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan ◽  
Fateme Radinekiyan ◽  
Hamid Madanchi ◽  
Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi ◽  
Ali Maleki
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Blood Compatibility

Structural changes and their effect on mechanical properties of silk fibroin/chitosan blends

1999 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 2571-2575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Jin Park ◽  
Kuen Yong Lee ◽  
Wan Shik Ha ◽  
Soo Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Chitosan Blends

Shape memory and mechanical properties of silk fibroin/poly(ε-caprolactone) composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 26-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehua Sun ◽  
Yuzhuo Luo ◽  
Yubing Dong ◽  
Yaqin Fu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Silk Fibroin
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