Further development of silk sericin as a biomaterial: comparative investigation of the procedures for its isolation from Bombyx mori silk cocoons
There is significant research dedicated to fibroin and sericin, the two major proteinaceous components of the silk threads produced by the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. While fibroin is accepted as an established biomaterial, sericin (BMSS) has been largely neglected in this respect on the acc...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965490/ |