Biodegradation of Silk Biomaterials

Silk fibroin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, has excellent properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradation, non-toxicity, adsorption properties, etc. As a kind of ideal biomaterial, silk fibroin has been widely used since it was first utilized for sutures a long time ago. The degradation behavio...

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Main Authors: Bochu Wang, Yang Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/10/4/1514/