Gelation Behaviors and Mechanism of Silk Fibroin According to the Addition of Nitrate Salts
Silk fibroin (SF) is a typical fibrous protein that is secreted by silkworms and spiders. It has been used in a variety of areas, and especially for tissue-engineering scaffolds, due to its sound processability, mechanical properties, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. With respect to gelation,...
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MDPI AG
2016-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/10/1697 |