Silk fibroin–keratin based 3D scaffolds as a dermal substitute for skin tissue engineering

• Main Authors: Bhardwaj, Nandana, Sow, Wan Ting, Devi, Dipali, Ng, Kee Woei, Mandal, Biman B., Cho, Nam-Joon
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81061; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40651
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Development of highly vascular dermal tissue-engineered skin substitutes with appropriate mechanical properties and cellular cues is in need for significant advancement in the field of dermal reconstruction. Limitations have been imposed on natural biomaterials despite their superb biocompatibility...