articleNature CommunicationsMar 26, 2024GOLD OA

Silk fibroin hydrogel adhesive enables sealed-tight reconstruction of meniscus tears

Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute · +1 more institution

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Abstract Despite orientationally variant tears of the meniscus, suture repair is the current clinical gold treatment. However, inaccessible tears in company with re-tears susceptibility remain unresolved. To extend meniscal repair tools from the perspective of adhesion and regeneration, we design a dual functional biologic-released bioadhesive (S-PIL10) comprised of methacrylated silk fibroin crosslinked with phenylboronic acid-ionic liquid loading with growth factor TGF-β1, which integrates chemo-mechanical restoration with inner meniscal regeneration. Supramolecular interactions of β-sheets and hydrogen bonds richened by phenylboronic acid-ionic liquid (PIL) result in enhanced wet adhesion, swelling…

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