Silk as a biomaterial

Cell attachment activity of fibronectin can be duplicated by small synthetic fragments of the molecule

Michael D. Pierschbacher, Erkki Ruoslahti · Nature · 1984 · 3.7K citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +11

Nanometre diameter fibres of polymer, produced by electrospinning

Darrell H. Reneker, Iksoo Chun · Nanotechnology · 1996 · 3.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +10

Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk

Fritz Vollrath, David P. Knight · Nature · 2001 · 1.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Entomology, Materials Science +14

Mechanism of silk processing in insects and spiders

Hyoung‐Joon Jin, David L. Kaplan · Nature · 2003 · 1.4K citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Insect Morphology +8

Electrospinning of silk fibroin nanofibers and its effect on the adhesion and spreading of normal human keratinocytes and fibroblasts in vitro

Byung‐Moo Min, Gene Lee, Young Sik Nam et al. · Biomaterials · 2003 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Cell Biology, Materials Science +14