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Review
. 2009 Mar 31;10(4):1514-1524.
doi: 10.3390/ijms10041514.

Biodegradation of silk biomaterials

Yang Cao  1 , Bochu Wang  1   2
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Review

Biodegradation of silk biomaterials

Yang Cao et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Silk fibroin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, has excellent properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradation, non-toxicity, adsorption properties, etc. As a kind of ideal biomaterial, silk fibroin has been widely used since it was first utilized for sutures a long time ago. The degradation behavior of silk biomaterials is obviously important for medical applications. This article will focus on silk-based biomaterials and review the degradation behaviors of silk materials.

Keywords: Biodegradation; Enzymatic Degradation; Silk Biomaterials.

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