Incorporation of Exogenous RGD Peptide and Inter-Species Blending as Strategies for Enhancing Human Corneal Limbal Epithelial Cell Growth on Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin Membranes

Incorporation of Exogenous RGD Peptide and Inter-Species Blending as Strategies for Enhancing Human Corneal Limbal Epithelial Cell Growth on Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin Membranes

While fibroin isolated from the cocoons of domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori supports growth of human corneal limbal epithelial (HLE) cells, the mechanism of cell attachment remains unclear. In the present study we sought to enhance the attachment of HLE cells to membranes of Bombyx mori silk fibroi...

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Main Authors: Traian V. Chirila, Laura J. Bray, Shuko Suzuki, Damien G. Harkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Subjects:
silk fibroin
corneal limbal epithelial cells
RGD peptide
fibroin blends
cell adhesion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/4/2/74

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