Silk Fibroin: Photocrosslinking of Silk Fibroin Using Riboflavin for Ocular Prostheses (Adv. Mater. 12/2016) — Matthew B. Applegate (2016) | RDL Network
Silk Fibroin: Photocrosslinking of Silk Fibroin Using Riboflavin for Ocular Prostheses (Adv. Mater. 12/2016)
Article 2016 en
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MA
Matthew B. Applegate
BP
Benjamin P. Partlow
JC
Jeannine M. Coburn
Abstract
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Dissolved silk protein mixed with riboflavin can be crosslinked to form an elastic hydrogel in the presence of blue/violet light. Here, a photomask is used by F. G. Omenetto and co-workers, as described on page 2417, to illuminate the solution, and the unpolymerized silk is rinsed away. These gels have tremendous potential to be used as corneal prostheses.
Matthew B. Applegate, Benjamin P. Partlow, Jeannine M. Coburn, Benedetto Marelli, Christopher G. Pirie, Roberto Pineda, David Kaplan, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
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