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Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Silk-based biomaterials and applications is a research topic within Biomaterials. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the biomedical applications of silk biomaterials, particularly silk fibroin, in areas such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, and understanding the mechanical properties and protein structure of silk. It also covers topics related to spider silk and regenerated silk, as well as the genome sequencing and biodegradation of silk biomaterials.

  • Silk Fibroin
  • Biomaterials
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Spider Silk
  • Regenerated Silk
  • Drug Delivery
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Genome Sequencing
  • Biodegradation
  • Protein Structure
Research works
21k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+27%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
46% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Silk-based biomaterials and applications
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