Electrospinning Bombyx mori Silk with Poly(ethylene oxide)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Tufts University
Abstract
Electrospinning for the formation of nanoscale diameter fibers has been explored for high-performance filters and biomaterial scaffolds for vascular grafts or wound dressings. Fibers with nanoscale diameters provide benefits due to high surface area. In the present study we explore electrospinning for protein-based biomaterials to fabricate scaffolds and membranes from regenerated silkworm silk, Bombyx mori, solutions. To improve processability of the protein solution, poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with molecular weight of 900,000 was blended with the silk fibroin. A variety of compositions of the silk/PEO aqueous blends were successfully electrospun. The morphology of the fibers was characterized using…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 17.65
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 26
Authors
4- HJHyoung‐Joon JinCorresponding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University
- SVSergey V. Fridrikh
Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- GCGregory C. Rutledge
Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- DLDavid L. Kaplan
Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topics & keywords
- Fibroin
- Electrospinning
- SILK
- Bombyx mori
- Biomaterial
- Materials science
- Ethylene oxide
- Aqueous solution