Silk - Chemistry
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Sunday, November 22, 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 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...

How to visualize the spider mite silk?

30 Aug 2009 Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a phytophagous mite that forms colonies of several thousand individuals. Like spiders, every individual produces abundant silk strands and is able to construct a common web for the entire colony. Despite ... Read more...

Fabrication and properties of the electrospun polylactide/silk fibroin-gelatin composite tubular scaffold.

8 Aug 2009 In this study, a tubular scaffold composed of polylactide fibers (outside layer) and silk fibroin-gelatin fibers (inner layer) was fabricated successfully by electrospinning. Morphological, biomechanical, and dissolvable properties of the composite ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Silk - Chemistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• 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
• How to visualize the spider mite silk? 30 Aug 2009
• Fabrication and properties of the electrospun polylactide/silk fibroin-gelatin composite tubular scaffold. 8 Aug 2009
• Comparison of embiopteran silks reveals tensile and structural similarities across Taxa. 8 Aug 2009
• Silk-inspired polymers and proteins. 30 Jul 2009
• Intra- and intermolecular effects on 1H chemical shifts in a silk model Peptide determined by high-field solid state 1H NMR and empirical calculations. 21 Jul 2009
• Surface properties and conformation of Nephila clavipes spider recombinant silk proteins at the air-water interface. 19 Jul 2009
• How super is supercontraction? Persistent versus cyclic responses to humidity in spider dragline silk. 29 Jun 2009
• Anterior cruciate ligament regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells and silk scaffold in large animal model. 16 Jun 2009
• Structural analysis of the Gly-rich region in spider dragline silk using stable-isotope labeled sequential model peptides and solid-state NMR. 3 Jun 2009
• Mechanical response of silk crystalline units from force-distribution analysis. 18 May 2009
• Water permeability of spider dragline silk. 9 May 2009
• Stabilization of enzymes in silk films. 9 May 2009
• Three-dimensional scaffold made from recombinant spider Silk protein for tissue engineering. 29 Apr 2009
• Monitoring of inflammatory mediators induced by silk sericin. 29 Apr 2009
• Surface characterization and force relaxation of retrieved silk sutures. 29 Apr 2009
• Characterization and bacterial response of zinc oxide particles prepared by a biomineralization process. 28 Apr 2009
• Greatly increased toughness of infiltrated spider silk. 22 Apr 2009
• Segmented nanofibrils of spiral silk in Uloborus walckenaerius spider. 14 Apr 2009
• Optical characterization of the nanoscale organization of mineral deposits on silk films. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Silk'

Definition: A continuous protein fiber consisting primarily of FIBROINS. It is synthesized by a variety of INSECTS and ARACHNIDS.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D047011

Alternative terms: Silk;

Related Mesh Headings: Bombyx; Sutures; Textiles;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; 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: D05.750.078.875; D12.776.878;

History Note: 2005; use SILK (NM) 1980 -2004