Structure and properties of spider and silkworm silk for tissue scaffolds*
G.V. Guinea; M. Elices; J. Pérez-Rigueiro; G.R. Plaza Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract
The structure and properties of silk fibers are at the root of their performance and applicability in scaffolds for tissue engineering. This chapter briefly reviews the composition and structure, the production and the mechanical behavior of silk fibers either natural or artificial. The main properties and structural characteristic of silks produced by silkworms or spiders, and also the behavior of synthetic silk fibers obtained from regenerated silkworm silk or recombinant artificial spider silk are considered, with special attention to the mechanical response ...
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