Interactions between spider silk and cells--NIH/3T3 fibroblasts seeded on miniature weaving frames.

BACKGROUND: Several materials have been used for tissue engineering purposes, since the ideal matrix depends on the desired tissue. Silk biomaterials have come to focus due to their great mechanical properties. As untreated silkworm silk has been found to be quite immunogenic, an alternative could b...

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Main Authors: Joern W Kuhbier, Christina Allmeling, Kerstin Reimers, Anja Hillmer, Cornelia Kasper, Bjoern Menger, Gudrun Brandes, Merlin Guggenheim, Peter M Vogt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2918503?pdf=render