Silk

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A randomized, controlled study to assess the effect of silk-like textiles and high-absorbency adult incontinence briefs on pressure ulcer prevention. 
  • Characterization and optimization of RGD-containing silk blends to support osteoblastic differentiation. 
  • Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics. 
  • In vitro chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells in recombinant silk-elastinlike hydrogels. 
  • Metamaterial silk composites at terahertz frequencies. 
  • Rapid nanoimprinting of doped silk films for enhanced fluorescent emission. 
  • Spectral analysis of induced color change on periodically nanopatterned silk films. 
  • Spider genomes provide insight into composition and evolution of venom and silk.