The escalating use of nanodiamonds(NDs)has raised concerns about their ecotoxicological impact,prompting exploration of therapeutic interventions.This paper pioneers the examination of Vitamin B12-conjugated sericin(V...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82372551)。
Diabetic wound healing is often complicated due to bacterial infections that intensify inflammation.Employing hydrogel dressings with inherent antibacterial properties can significantly reduce reliance on antibiotics ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22008201);Natural Science Foundation Innovation and Development Joint Fund Project of Chongqing(No.CSTB2023NSCQ-LZX0028);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.SWU-KW22004);Special Program Project(No.2022-JCJQ-ZD-224-12);Open Project Program of the Ministry of Education of the Key Laboratory of Textile Fiber and Products(No.Fzxw2021001).
Developing novel antibacterial dressing protecting skin injuries from infection is essential for wound healing.In this study,sericin,a bio-waste produced during the degumming of silk cocoons,is utilized to exfoliate M...
Cells are surrounded by a double-layered phospholipid cell membrane responsible for the isolation of intracellular contents, active regulation of uptake from the extracellular environment, and intercellular connection...
Sericin is a highly hydrophilic macromolecular protein comprising 18 amino acids.It is considered biocompatible,nontoxic,and has antibacterial and antioxidant properties.It is applied on fabric,however,either the fabr...
Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that the author name‘Pattanaik’was incorrectly written as‘Patnaik’.The original article has been updated by the authors.
Objective:To assess the effect of sericin against pentylenetetrazole(PTZ)kindling epilepsy and its associated comorbidities.Methods:Epilepsy was induced with PTZ at the dose of 30 mg/kg i.p.on alternative days for 25 ...
This work was supported by The National Key Research and De-velopment Program of China(No.2018YFC1105800);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan province(No.2021JJ30095);the Natural Science Foundation of Changsha City(No.Z202169480188).
Following operative treatment of chondrosarcoma,post-surgery tissue reconstruction may be confronted with daunting challenges,including the delayed self-repair of defective tissue,tumor recurrence,and bac-terial infec...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81702154);partly from the Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(cstc2020jcyj-cxttX0001);the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology(SKLSGB161718-4);the National Institutes of Health(NIH)Research Project Grant Program(DE030480).
Silk as a natural biomaterial is considered as a promising bone substitute in tissue regeneration.Sericin and fibroin are the main components of silk and display unique features for their programmable mechanical prope...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China Stem Cell and Translational Research(2016YFA0101103);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 81930052,81901904,82000367,82001701).
Cardiac valve replacement is an effective method to treat valvular heart disease.Artificial valves used routinely in clinic still have defects.In our study,we explored a novel method to modify the performance of Decel...