Silk fibroin promotes mineralization of gellan gum hydrogels

Mineralization is a natural process leading to the formation of mineralized tissue such as bone. The chief mineral component of bone is hydroxyapatite (HAp), which is deposited using an organic template like fibrillar Collagen I under physiological condition. Fibrous silk fibroin is structurally hom...

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Main Author: Kundu, Banani (author)
Other Authors: Brancato, V. (author), Oliveira, J. M. (author), Correlo, V. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Kundu, Subhas C (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66343
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/66343