Novel silk fibroin/elastin wound dressings

Silk fibroin (SF) and elastin (EL) scaffolds were successfully produced for the first time for the treatment of burn wounds. The self-assembly properties of SF, together with the excellent chemical and mechanical stability and biocompatibility, were combined with elastin protein to produce scaffolds...

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Main Author: Vasconcelos, Andreia (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, Andreia (author), Paulo, Artur Cavaco (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22609
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22609