Silkworm silk-based materials and devices generated using bio-nanotechnology

3D freeform printing of silk fibroin

(2018) Maria J. Rodriguez et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Genetic Code Expansion of the Silkworm Bombyx mori to Functionalize Silk Fiber

(2018) Hidetoshi Teramoto et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

A Review of Structure Construction of Silk Fibroin Biomaterials from Single Structures to Multi-Level Structures

(2017) Yu Qi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Gold nanoparticle-embedded silk protein-ZnO nanorod hybrids for flexible bio-photonic devices

(2017) Narendar Gogurla et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Directed assembly of bio-inspired hierarchical materials with controlled nanofibrillar architectures

(2017) Peter Tseng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Analysis of the pressure requirements for silk spinning reveals a pultrusion dominated process

(2017) James Sparkes et al.   Nature Communications

Polymorphic regenerated silk fibers assembled through bioinspired spinning

(2017) Shengjie Ling et al.   Nature Communications

Modeling and Experiment Reveal Structure and Nanomechanics across the Inverse Temperature Transition in B. mori Silk-Elastin-like Protein Polymers

(2017) Anna Tarakanova et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Silk Fibroin Microneedles for Transdermal Vaccine Delivery

(2017) Jordan A. Stinson et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Modeling and Experiment Reveal Structure and Nanomechanics across the Inverse Temperature Transition in B. mori Silk-Elastin-like Protein Polymers

(2017) Anna Tarakanova et al.   ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Silk Fibroin Microneedles for Transdermal Vaccine Delivery

(2017) Jordan A. Stinson et al.   ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Design and function of biomimetic multilayer water purification membranes

(2017) Shengjie Ling et al.   Science Advances

Design of Multistimuli Responsive Hydrogels Using Integrated Modeling and Genetically Engineered Silk-Elastin-Like Proteins

(2016) Wenwen Huang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Liquid Exfoliated Natural Silk Nanofibrils: Applications in Optical and Electrical Devices

(2016) Shengjie Ling et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Metal nanoparticles triggered persistent negative photoconductivity in silk protein hydrogels

(2016) Narendar Gogurla et al.   Nanoscale

Aqueous-Based Coaxial Electrospinning of Genetically Engineered Silk Elastin Core-Shell Nanofibers

(2016) Jingxin Zhu et al.   Materials

Eco-friendly photolithography using water-developable pure silk fibroin

(2016) Joonhan Park et al.   RSC Advances

Relationships between physical properties and sequence in silkworm silks

(2016) Ali D. Malay et al.   Scientific Reports

Structures, mechanical properties and applications of silk fibroin materials

(2015) Leng-Duei Koh et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Predictive modelling-based design and experiments for synthesis and spinning of bioinspired silk fibres

(2015) Shangchao Lin et al.   Nature Communications

High Throughput Screening of Dynamic Silk-Elastin-Like Protein Biomaterials

(2014) Qin Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly Tunable Elastomeric Silk Biomaterials

(2014) Benjamin P. Partlow et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Hydrophobic Drug-Triggered Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles from Silk-Elastin-Like Protein Polymers for Drug Delivery

(2014) Xiao-Xia Xia et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Silk-elastin-like protein biomaterials for the controlled delivery of therapeutics

(2014) Wenwen Huang et al.   Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

All-water-based electron-beam lithography using silk as a resist

(2014) Sunghwan Kim et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Silk-based resorbable electronic devices for remotely controlled therapy and in vivo infection abatement

(2014) Hu Tao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nanostructured superhydrophobic silk fabric fabricated using the ion beam method

(2014) Ji-Hyun Oh et al.   RSC Advances

Protein-Protein Nanoimprinting of Silk Fibroin Films

(2013) Mark A. Brenckle et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Transdermal Delivery Devices: Fabrication, Mechanics and Drug Release from Silk

(2013) Waseem K. Raja et al.   Small

What makes spider silk fibers so strong? From molecular-crystallite network to hierarchical network structures

(2013) Gangqin Xu et al.   Soft Matter

Multifunctionalized Electrospun Silk Fibers Promote Axon Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

(2011) Corinne R. Wittmer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Fabrication of Silk Microneedles for Controlled-Release Drug Delivery

(2011) Konstantinos Tsioris et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Tunable Self-Assembly of Genetically Engineered Silk–Elastin-like Protein Polymers

(2011) Xiao-Xia Xia et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin

(2011) Danielle N Rockwood et al.   Nature Protocols

Epidermal Electronics

(2011) D.-H. Kim et al.   SCIENCE

Rapid Nanoimprinting of Silk Fibroin Films for Biophotonic Applications

(2010) Jason J. Amsden et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Applications of peptide and protein-based materials in bionanotechnology

(2010) Roberto de la Rica et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk

(2010) Sinan Keten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Native-sized recombinant spider silk protein produced in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli results in a strong fiber

(2010) X.-X. Xia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New Opportunities for an Ancient Material

(2010) F. G. Omenetto et al.   SCIENCE

Silk nanospheres and microspheres from silk/pva blend films for drug delivery

(2009) Xiaoqin Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A new route for silk

(2008) Fiorenzo G. Omenetto et al.   Nature Photonics