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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Dual-Crystallizable Silk Fibroin/Poly(L-lactic Acid) Biocomposite Films: Effect of Polymer Phases on Protein Structures in Protein-Polymer Blends.

Fang Wang, Yingying Li, Christopher R Gough, Qichun Liu, Xiao Hu

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fang WangCenter of Analysis and Testing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yingying LiCenter of Analysis and Testing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Christopher R GoughDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1426-8150
Qichun LiuCenter of Analysis and Testing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Xiao HuDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2579-2820
Nanjing Normal University · CNRowan University · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 21973045National Science Foundation DMR-1809541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biopolymer composites based on silk fibroin have shown widespread potential due to their brilliant applications in tissue engineering, medicine and bioelectronics. In our present work, biocomposite nanofilms with different special topologies were obtained through blending silk fibroin with crystallizable poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) at various mixture rates using a stirring-reflux condensation blending method. The microstructure, phase components, and miscibility of the blended films were studied through thermal analysis in combination with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman analysis. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope were also used for advanced structural analysis. Furthermore, their conformation transition, interaction mechanism, and thermal stability were also discussed. The results showed that the hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions existed between silk fibroin (SF) and PLLA polymer chains in the blended films. The secondary structures of silk fibroin and phase components of PLLA in composites vary at different ratios of silk to PLLA. The

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Membranes, ArtificialBiocompatible MaterialsFibroinsNanocompositesPolyestersBiocompatible MaterialsFibroinsMembranes, ArtificialPolyesterspoly(lactide)crystallinityDSCPLLARamansilkstabilityXRDβ-sheet

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PMID33668676
PMCPMC7918901
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