title: Biodegradation of silk biomaterials.
abstract: 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 behavior of silk biomaterials is obviously important for medical applications. This article will focus on silk-based biomaterials and review the degradation behaviors of silk materials.
authors.affiliation: College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212018, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212018, P.R. China.|College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bochu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000378:metabolism*; D012831:Bombyx / Q000378:metabolism; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000378:metabolism; D005349:Fibroins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011402:Pronase / Q000378:metabolism; D047030:Sericins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D047030:Sericins; D047011:Silk; D005349:Fibroins; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D011402:Pronase