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Silk fibroin as an organic polymer for controlled drug delivery

Sandra Hofmann, Conrad Foo, Fernanda F. Rossetti, Marcus Textor, Gordana Vunjak‐Novakovic, David L. Kaplan, Hans P. Merkle, Lorenz Meinel

Journal of Controlled Release · 2006 · 366 citations · 40 references

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Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk

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

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Mechanism of silk processing in insects and spiders

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

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Surprising strength of silkworm silk

Zhengzhong Shao, Fritz Vollrath · Nature · 2002 · 990 citations

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Three-dimensional aqueous-derived biomaterial scaffolds from silk fibroin

Ung‐Jin Kim, Jae Hyung Park, Hyeon Joo Kim et al. · Biomaterials · 2004 · 968 citations

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Silk matrix for tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligaments

Gregory H. Altman, Rebecca L. Horan, Helen H. Lu et al. · Biomaterials · 2002 · 860 citations

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