Work

Silk Fibroin: Photocrosslinking of Silk Fibroin Using Riboflavin for Ocular Prostheses (Adv. Mater. 12/2016)

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Dissolved silk protein mixed with riboflavin can be crosslinked to form an elastic hydrogel in the presence of blue/violet light. Here, a photomask is used by F. G. Omenetto and co-workers, as described on page 2417, to illuminate the solution, and the unpolymerized silk is rinsed away. These gels have tremendous potential to be used as corneal prostheses.

Source: Advanced Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201670084

Authors: Matthew B. Applegate, Benjamin P. Partlow, Jeannine Coburn, Benedetto Marelli, Christopher Pirie, Roberto Pineda, David L. Kaplan, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto

Institutions: Tufts University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2301730460

FWCI: 0.251

Cites:

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10