Effect of Silk Fibroin Content on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Poly(lactic acid)/Silk Fibroin Nanofibers for Meniscus Tissue Engineering Scaffold

Layer-by-Layer Structured Membranes of Silk Fibroin and Polyethylen- imine on Electrospun Silk Fibroin Nanofibers

Self-assembled silk fibroin (SF)-polyethylenimine (PEI) multilayered films were fabricated on ethanol treated electrospun SF nanofibrous substrates via the electrostatic layer-by-layer (LBL) adsorption. The film coated membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectrophotometer (XPS). The SEM images show...

3D cold-plate electrospun silk fibroin nanofibers

Cold-plate electrospun silk nanofibers look to be a promising scaffold for tissue engineering due to their ability to be controlled in the 3D nanofibrous form. They can be manipulated to resemble the dermis and other structures compatible with tissue repair.

Optimization strategies for electrospun silk fibroin tissue engineering scaffolds.

As a contribution to the functionality of scaffolds in tissue engineering, here we report on advanced scaffold design through introduction and evaluation of topographical, mechanical and chemical cues. For scaffolding, we used silk fibroin (SF), a well-established biomaterial. Biomimetic alignment of fibers was achieved as a function of the rotational speed of the cylindrical target during elec...

Electrospun Silk Fibroin Nanofibers with Improved Surface Texture

Influence of self-assembly regenerated silk fibroin nanofibers on the properties of electrospun materials.

In this study, self-assembly regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) nanofibers were prepared and observed by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Then RSF films containing nanospheres and nanofibers were prepared and dissolved with poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) with a blending ratio of 30/70 in hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). In order to determine whether different nanostructures in the solution in...