Potential Applications of Silk Fibroin as a Biomaterial

Fibroin is a biopolymer obtained from the cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm that offers many unique advantages. In this thesis work, fibroin was processed into a regenerated film and examined for potential biomaterial applications. The adsorption of bovine serum albumin onto the fibroin film was...

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Main Author: Bailey, Kevin
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7621