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Silk-based biomaterials

Biomaterials · 2002 · Vol. 24(3) · pp. 401–416

Gregory H. Altman(Tufts University)Frank Diaz(Tufts University)Caroline M. Jakuba(Tufts University)Tara Calabro(Tufts University)Rebecca L. Horan(Tufts University)Jingsong Chen(Tufts University)Helen H. Lu(Tufts University)John C. Richmond(Tufts University)David L. Kaplan✉(Tufts University)

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Silk-based biomaterials and applications Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsFibroinSILKBiomaterialBombyx moriBiocompatibilityMaterials scienceTissue engineeringSericinScaffoldSpider silk

MeSH terms

AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell AdhesionFibroinsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningBombyxTensile StrengthInsect ProteinsTissue EngineeringSilk

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National Institutes of Health

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