scholarly journals Cytocompatibility of Modified Silk Fibroin with Glycidyl Methacrylate for Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Applications

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Heesun Hong ◽  
Ok Joo Lee ◽  
Young Jin Lee ◽  
Ji Seung Lee ◽  
Olatunji Ajiteru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Chemical Modification ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Glycidyl Methacrylate ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Biological Assessment ◽  
Biological Damage ◽  
Encapsulated Cells ◽  
Chemical Residues ◽  
Β Sheet

Hydrogel with chemical modification has been used for 3D printing in the biomedical field of cell and tissue-based regeneration because it provides a good cellular microenvironment and mechanical supportive ability. As a scaffold and a matrix, hydrogel itself has to be modified chemically and physically to form a β-sheet crosslinking structure for the strength of the biomaterials. These chemical modifications could affect the biological damage done to encapsulated cells or surrounding tissues due to unreacted chemical residues. Biological assessment, including assessment of the cytocompatibility of hydrogel in clinical trials, must involve testing with cytotoxicity, irritation, and sensitization. Here, we modified silk fibroin and glycidyl methacrylate (Silk-GMA) and evaluated the physical characterizations, residual chemical detection, and the biological effect of residual GMA depending on dialysis periods. Silk-GMA depending on each dialysis period had a typical β-sheet structure in the characterization analysis and residual GMA decreased from dialysis day 1. Moreover, cell proliferation and viability rate gradually increased; additionally, necrotic and apoptotic cells decreased from dialysis day 2. These results indicate that the dialysis periods during chemical modification of natural polymer are important for removing unreacted chemical residues and for the potential application of the manufacturing standardization for chemically modified hydrogel for the clinical transplantation for tissue engineering and biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Oxygen Permeability of Silk Fibroin Hydrogels and Their Use as Materials for Contact Lenses: A Purposeful Analysis

Gels ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Traian V. Chirila
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bombyx Mori ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Oxygen Permeability ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fibrous Protein ◽  
Silk Moth ◽  
Bombyx Mori Silk

Fibroin is a fibrous protein that can be conveniently isolated from the silk cocoons produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori silk moth. In its form as a hydrogel, Bombyx mori silk fibroin (BMSF) has been employed in a variety of biomedical applications. When used as substrates for biomaterial-cells constructs in tissue engineering, the oxygen transport characteristics of the BMSF membranes have proved so far to be adequate. However, over the past three decades the BMSF hydrogels have been proposed episodically as materials for the manufacture of contact lenses, an application that depends on substantially elevated oxygen permeability. This review will show that the literature published on the oxygen permeability of BMSF is both limited and controversial. Additionally, there is no evidence that contact lenses made from BMSF have ever reached commercialization. The existing literature is discussed critically, leading to the conclusion that BMSF hydrogels are unsuitable as materials for contact lenses, while also attempting to explain the scarcity of data regarding the oxygen permeability of BMSF. To the author’s knowledge, this review covers all publications related to the topic.

scholarly journals Interpenetrated 3D porous scaffolds of silk fibroin with an amino and octadecyl functionalized hyaluronic acid

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (75) ◽  
pp. 61440-61448 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Palumbo ◽  
C. Fiorica ◽  
G. Pitarresi ◽  
S. Agnello ◽  
G. Giammona
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Porous Scaffolds ◽  
Salt Leaching ◽  
Β Sheet ◽  
Leaching Procedure

A functionalized HA derivative (HA–EDA–C18) was processed with silk fibroin via a salt leaching procedure to produce stable porous scaffolds for biomedical applications. The HA derivative was able to induce β-sheet transitions on fibroin.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Novel Silk Fibroin - LDHs Composite Arhitectures for Potential Bone Tissue Engineering

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-665
Author(s):  
Bianca Galateanu ◽  
Ionut Cristian Radu ◽  
Eugenia Vasile ◽  
Ariana Hudita ◽  
Mirela Violeta Serban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Nanocomposite Materials ◽  
Hard Tissue ◽  
Hard Tissue Engineering ◽  
Hydrogel Nanocomposite ◽  
Hydroxyapatite Formation

Nanocomposite materials have attracted a high interest for biomedical applications because their special properties related with structure and composition. In this paper we synthesized novel hydrogel nanocomposite materials special designed for hard tissue engineering. The nanocomposite materials are able to promote hydroxyapatite formation by alternating soaking mineralization demanded for increasing of cells biocompatibility and adhesion.

scholarly journals Effect of Relative Humidity on the Electrospinning Performance of Regenerated Silk Solution

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2479
Author(s):  
Bo Kyung Park ◽  
In Chul Um
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Molecular Conformation ◽  
Fiber Diameter ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Formic Acid Solution ◽  
Good Biocompatibility ◽  
Β Sheet

Recently, the electrospun silk web has been intensively studied in terms of its biomedical applications, including tissue engineering scaffolds, due to its good biocompatibility, cytocompatibility, and biodegradability. In this study, the effect of relative humidity (RH) conditions on the morphology of electrospun silk fiber and the electrospinning production rate of silk solution was examined. In addition, the effect of RH on the molecular conformation of electrospun silk web was examined using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. As RH was increased, the maximum electrospinning rate of silk solution and fiber diameter of the resultant electrospun silk web were decreased. When RH was increased to 60%, some beads were observed, which showed that the electrospinnability of silk formic acid solution deteriorated with an increase in RH. The FTIR results showed that electrospun silk web was partially β-sheet crystallized and RH did not affect the molecular conformation of silk.

Engineering β-sheet peptide assemblies for biomedical applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Yu ◽  
Zheng Cai ◽  
Qiling Chen ◽  
Menghua Liu ◽  
Ling Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Β Sheet

Hydrogels have been widely studied in various biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering, cell culture, immunotherapy and vaccines, and drug delivery.

Preparation and Characterization of Nano-β-Tricalcium Phosphate/Silk Fibroin Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications

2011 ◽  
Vol 343-344 ◽  
pp. 882-888
Author(s):  
Jun Ou ◽  
Yu Min Jiang ◽  
Zhan He Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Tricalcium Phosphate ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
3D Scaffold ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Ir Analysis ◽  
Cultivation Experiment

Silk fibroin (SF) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) had been used in biomedical applications for these years. The potential of silk and β-TCP for application in tissue engineering is currently being explored. The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize a 3D scaffold consisting of nano-β-TCP/SF composite. XRD and FT-IR analysis showed that predominant crystalline phase of calcium phosphate was β-TCP; a chelate effect between SF and Ca2+ was happened at complexing period of SF and β-TCP. The compressive strength of nano-β-TCP/SF composite was 42 MPa ± 0.12 MPa. In vitro cell cultivation experiment showed that the composite was a good matrix for the growth of osteoblasts. Conclusion: the incorporation of SF into nano-β-TCP can enhance both mechanical strength and bioactivity of the scaffold, which suggests that the β-TCP/SF composite may be a potential biomaterial for tissue engineering.

Graphene and Graphene-Based Materials in Biomedical Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (38) ◽  
pp. 6834-6850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Omaish Ansari ◽  
Kalamegam Gauthaman ◽  
Abdurahman Essa ◽  
Sidi A. Bencherif ◽  
Adnan Memic
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Drug And Gene Delivery ◽  
Biomedical Fields

: Nanobiotechnology has huge potential in the field of regenerative medicine. One of the main drivers has been the development of novel nanomaterials. One developing class of materials is graphene and its derivatives recognized for their novel properties present on the nanoscale. In particular, graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials have been shown to have excellent electrical, mechanical, optical and thermal properties. Due to these unique properties coupled with the ability to tune their biocompatibility, these nanomaterials have been propelled for various applications. Most recently, these two-dimensional nanomaterials have been widely recognized for their utility in biomedical research. In this review, a brief overview of the strategies to synthesize graphene and its derivatives are discussed. Next, the biocompatibility profile of these nanomaterials as a precursor to their biomedical application is reviewed. Finally, recent applications of graphene-based nanomaterials in various biomedical fields including tissue engineering, drug and gene delivery, biosensing and bioimaging as well as other biorelated studies are highlighted.

scholarly journals How to Improve Physico-Chemical Properties of Silk Fibroin Materials for Biomedical Applications?—Blending and Cross-Linking of Silk Fibroin—A Review

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1510
Author(s):  
Sylwia Grabska-Zielińska ◽  
Alina Sionkowska
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Magnetic Particles ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Binary And Ternary Mixtures ◽  
To Receive

This review supplies a report on fresh advances in the field of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer and its blends with biopolymers as new biomaterials. The review also includes a subsection about silk fibroin mixtures with synthetic polymers. Silk fibroin is commonly used to receive biomaterials. However, the materials based on pure polymer present low mechanical parameters, and high enzymatic degradation rate. These properties can be problematic for tissue engineering applications. An increased interest in two- and three-component mixtures and chemically cross-linked materials has been observed due to their improved physico-chemical properties. These materials can be attractive and desirable for both academic, and, industrial attention because they expose improvements in properties required in the biomedical field. The structure, forms, methods of preparation, and some physico-chemical properties of silk fibroin are discussed in this review. Detailed examples are also given from scientific reports and practical experiments. The most common biopolymers: collagen (Coll), chitosan (CTS), alginate (AL), and hyaluronic acid (HA) are discussed as components of silk fibroin-based mixtures. Examples of binary and ternary mixtures, composites with the addition of magnetic particles, hydroxyapatite or titanium dioxide are also included and given. Additionally, the advantages and disadvantages of chemical, physical, and enzymatic cross-linking were demonstrated.

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