This study describes the developmental physicochemical properties of silk fibroin scaffolds derived from high concentration aqueous silk fibroin solutions. The silk fibroin scaffolds were prepared with different initial concentrations (8%, 10%, 12% and 16% (wt%)) and obtained by combining the salt-leaching and freeze-drying methodologies. The results indicated that the antiparallel β-pleated sheet (silk-II) con...
This study proved that the salt leached silk fibroin scaffolds can be developed by using more than 10 wt% aqueous silk fibroin solutions. There were some previous studies shown that this was impossible. ; This work has shown that the developed silk fibroin scaffolds can combine adequate mechanical properties with a unique morphology which make them suitable to be used in tissue engineering applications, partic...
Tese de Doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros - Área de Conhecimento em Ciência de Materiais Poliméricos ; Bone is one of the most wonderful examples of nature’s ability to engineer living materials. The processes by which the mineralized tissues are formed can be a source of information for the development of new materials for biomedical applications, capable of better mimicking living tissues, i....
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