WHEN silk fibroin is dissolved in cupri-ethylenediamine and the solution neutralized and dialysed through a ‘Cellophane’ sac against running water, an aqueous solution of fibroin is obtained.

And, the sticky, silk fibers used to accidentally create a new substance similar to Spider-Man's webbing was derived from silk moth cocoons. Researchers at the Tufts University Silklab work with silks ...

Viviana Posada discuss the unique properties of silk fibroin and chitosan, their biomedical applications, and innovative techniques enhancing biomaterials through nanoscale surface modifications ...