Recent Developments in Regenerated Silk Fibroin Fibers
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Silk fiber has gained its importance in the field of tissue engineering due to its excellent mechanical and biocompatible properties. The properties of silk fiber can be engineered for its suitable use in tissue engineering by its regeneration in the form of films or fibers. This review paper summarizes current research related to regeneration techniques for silk fiber preparation, characteristics of regenerated silk fibers and their potential use in the field of biomedical. The regenerated silk fibers are produced by wet-spinning and electrospinning techniques. The effect of process parameters on structure and properties of regenerated silk fibre have been highlighted in this paper. The regenerated silk fibroin fibres find its application mainly in the area of tissue engineering as scaffolds. These scaffolds can be used to support cells for the development of bone, cartilage, vascular grafts and skin tissues.
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