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ArticleJournal of materials chemistry. B2017

Simulation of ECM with Silk and Chitosan Nanocomposite Materials.

Z Z Ding, J Ma, W He, Z L Ge, Q Lu, D L Kaplan

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Article in Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Z Z DingNational Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
J MaDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
W HeDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, The People's Hospital, Qinghai 4000115-4, People's Republic of China.
Z L GeDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
Q LuNational Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
D L KaplanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
Soochow University · CNSuzhou University of Science and Technology · CNState Council of the People's Republic of China · CNTufts University · US

Funding

Translational Bioreactors - Engineering Complex TissuesP41EB002520 · NIBIB · TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD · PI KAPLAN, DAVID L. · 2004 to 2018
$16.7M
Silica-protein Nanocomposites for Dental RepairR01DE017207 · NIDCR · TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD · PI KAPLAN, DAVID L. · 2007 to 2016
$3.0M
NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB002520NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a system used to model the design of biomaterial matrices for tissue regeneration. Various biomaterial systems have been developed to mimic the composition or microstructure of the ECM. However, emulating multiple facets of the ECM in these systems remains a challenge. Here, a new strategy is reported which addresses this need by using silk fibroin and chitosan (CS) nanocomposite materials. Silk fibroin was first assembled into ECM-mimetic nanofibers in water and then blended with CS to introduce the nanostructural cues. Then the ratios of silk fibroin and CS were optimized to imitate the protein and glycosaminoglycan compositions. These biomaterial scaffolds had suitable compositions, hierarchical nano-to-micro structures, and appropriate mechanical properties to promote cell proliferation

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PMID29098078
PMCPMC5662207
OpenAlexW2614378363

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