Sows' ears, silk purses and goats' milk: new production methods and medical applications for silk
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Sows' ears, silk purses and goats' milk: new production methods and medical applications for silk
Med Device Technol.
2003 Jun.
Abstract
Silk is a good example of a self-assembled natural material with attractive characteristics. Attempts are now being made to produce recombinant forms, through transgenic animals, that have potential in a number of medical technologies.
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