An antibacterial and absorbable silk-based fixation material with impressive mechanical properties and biocompatibility

The use of silk-based devices for fracture fixation

(2014) Gabriel S. Perrone et al.   Nature Communications

Chemical functionalization of bone implants with nanoparticle-stabilized chitosan and methotrexate for inhibiting both osteoclastoma formation and bacterial infection

(2014) Lihua Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Green Synthesis of Silk Fibroin-Silver Nanoparticle Composites with Effective Antibacterial and Biofilm-Disrupting Properties

(2013) Xiang Fei et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Silk fibroin biomaterials for tissue regenerations

(2012) Banani Kundu et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Antimicrobial electrospun silk fibroin mats with silver nanoparticles for wound dressing application

(2012) Pimpon Uttayarat et al.   FIBERS AND POLYMERS

High-strength silk protein scaffolds for bone repair

(2012) B. B. Mandal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin

(2011) Danielle N Rockwood et al.   Nature Protocols

Complications and Hardware Removal After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Humeral Fractures

(2011) Scott Lovald et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

A comparison of absorbable screws and metallic plates in treating calcaneal fractures

(2011) Jingwei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Preparation and characterization of ethanol-treated silk fibroin dense membranes for biomaterials application using waste silk fibers as raw material

(2010) Grínia M. Nogueira et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Fabrication of Chitosan/Silk Fibroin Composite Nanofibers for Wound-dressing Applications

(2010) Zeng-xiao Cai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Surface modification and properties of Bombyx mori silk fibroin films by antimicrobial peptide

(2007) Liqiang Bai et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE