Processing silk hydrogel and its applications in biomedical materials.
This review mainly introduces the types of silk hydrogels, their processing methods, and applications. There are various methods for hydrogel preparation, and many new processes are being developed for various applications. Silk hydrogels can be used in cartilage tissue engineering, drug release materials, 3D scaffolds for cells, and artificial skin, among other applications because of their porous structure and high porosity and the large surface area for growth, migration, adhesion and proliferation of cells that the hydrogels provide. All of these advantages have made silk hydrogels increasingly attractive. In addition, silk hydrogels have wide prospects for application in the field of biomedical materials.
Silk Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Basic Medical and Biological Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P R China.
Hai-Yan
HY
Wang
Silk Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Basic Medical and Biological Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P R China.
Yu-Qing
YQ
Zhang
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002356:Cartilage; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020100:Hydrogels; D019476:Insect Proteins; D047011:Silk
artificial skin; drug release materials; silk fibroin; silk hydrogel; tissue engineering