Fibroins
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Evaluation on in vitro biocompatibility of silk fibroin-based biomaterials with primarily cultured hippocampal neurons.

29 Sep 2009 Silk fibroin-based biomaterials have recently found increasing applications in the tissue-engineering field including the generation of artificial nerve guides for peripheral nerve repair. The aim of this study was to investigate the suitability of ... Read more...

Engineering the Salmonella type III secretion system to export spider silk monomers.

13 Sep 2009 The type III secretion system (T3SS) exports proteins from the cytoplasm, through both the inner and outer membranes, to the external environment. Here, a system is constructed to harness the T3SS encoded within Salmonella Pathogeneity Island 1 to ... Read more...

In vivo bone formation in silk fibroin and chitosan blend scaffolds via ectopically grafted periosteum as a cell source: a pilot study.

30 Aug 2009 Reconstruction of a critical size bone defect in the head and neck after trauma or tumor resection remains challenging. While certain defects, such as isolated orbital floor fractures, may be reconstructed with alloplastic biomaterials, larger ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibroins'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluation on in vitro biocompatibility of silk fibroin-based biomaterials with primarily cultured hippocampal neurons. 29 Sep 2009
• Engineering the Salmonella type III secretion system to export spider silk monomers. 13 Sep 2009
• In vivo bone formation in silk fibroin and chitosan blend scaffolds via ectopically grafted periosteum as a cell source: a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Fabrication and properties of the electrospun polylactide/silk fibroin-gelatin composite tubular scaffold. 8 Aug 2009
• Wet-spinning of osmotically stressed silk fibroin. 8 Aug 2009
• Comparative methods for the evaluation of protein adsorption. 5 Jul 2009
• Osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow cells on non-mulberry and mulberry silk gland fibroin 3D scaffolds. Jul 2009
• Comparative chondrogenesis of human cell sources in 3D scaffolds. 29 Jun 2009
• Comparative study of silk fibroin porous scaffolds derived from salt/water and sucrose/hexafluoroisopropanol in cartilage formation. 29 Jun 2009
• Single molecule force measurements delineate salt, pH and surface effects on biopolymer adhesion. 29 Jun 2009
• Silk fibroin/hyaluronan scaffolds for human mesenchymal stem cell culture in tissue engineering. 26 Jun 2009
• Calcium alginate beads embedded in silk fibroin as 3D dual drug releasing scaffolds. 21 Jun 2009
• Characterization of the boundary zone of a cast protein drop: fibroin beta-sheet and nanofibril formation. 31 May 2009
• Solution structure of eggcase silk protein and its implications for silk fiber formation. 18 May 2009
• Conservation of silk genes in Trichoptera and Lepidoptera. 14 May 2009
• Stabilization of enzymes in silk films. 9 May 2009
• Engineered disulfides improve mechanical properties of recombinant spider silk. 29 Apr 2009
• [Left helix of polyproline II type and genesis of beta-structures in spidroins 1 and 2 and their recombinant analogs] 29 Apr 2009
• The cardiomyogenic differentiation of rat mesenchymal stem cells on silk fibroin-polysaccharide cardiac patches in vitro. 29 Apr 2009
• Characterization and bacterial response of zinc oxide particles prepared by a biomineralization process. 28 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibroins'

Definition: Fibrous proteins secreted by INSECTS and SPIDERS. Generally, the term refers to silkworm fibroin secreted by the silk gland cells of SILKWORMS, Bombyx mori. Spider fibroins are called spidroins or dragline silk fibroins

Chemical name: Fibroins

Registry Number: 9007-76-5

Descriptor UI: D005349

Alternative terms: Fibroins; Fibroin; Fibroins, Spider; Spider Fibroins; Dragline Silk Fibroins; Fibroins, Dragline Silk; Spidroins;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D12.776.878.500;

History Note: 2005 (1966)