This book provides substantial information on the structure and properties of Bombyx mori silk, different fabrication techniques, testing methods, as well as potential applications in tissue engineering and drug release. Unlike previous studies that focus on fabricating silk biomaterials using various techniques, this book focuses on silk itself. Based on a deeper understanding of silk, it develops Bombyx mori silk-based biomaterials with tunable performance by means of established techniques. These developments open a new world for readers in the biomaterials field and promote further studies of other tunable biomaterials. As such, it offers an invaluable guide for all readers interested in pursuing silk research, as well as those from a broad range of regenerative medicine fields.

Describes step-by-step the mechanisms, fabrication, performance and applications of Bombyx mori silk-based biomaterials to help readers grasp the fundamentals of silk biomaterials Uses a bottom-up strategy to open a new perspective for readers to develop new functional biomaterials Showcases the tunable properties and improved performance of Bombyx mori silk-based biomaterials

Autorentext

Dr. Qiang Lu is a Professor at the National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Inhalt
The Applications and Challenges of Bombyx mori Silk as Nature Biomaterials. The History and Development of Natural Silk Self-Assembly Processes and Mechanism. Modification of Bombyx mori Silk Performances and Structures based on Tunable Assembly Processes.- Tunable Bombyx mori Silk Scaffolds and Their Applications in Tissue Engineering.- Tunable Bombyx mori Silk Hydrogels and Their Applications in Tissue Engineering.- Bombyx mori Silk-based Nano/micro Carriers for Drug Delivery.