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ArticleNature communications2026

Enabling water-based high-density nanoparticles assembly by using silk fibroin as an adsorbate.

Taehoon Kim, Chungman Kim, Narendar Gogurla, Nicholas A Ostrovsky-Snider, Giulia Guidetti, Silvia Betti, Fiorenzo G Omenetto

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Taehoon KimSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-8042
Chungman KimSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7098-5634
Narendar GogurlaSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
Nicholas A Ostrovsky-SniderSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-3389
Giulia GuidettiSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-3359
Silvia BettiSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
Fiorenzo G OmenettoSilklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA. fiorenzo.omenetto@tufts.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0327-853X

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Abstract

Water-based fabrication holds promise for innovations in life sciences, electronics, and materials science at the biotic-abiotic interface by integrating living systems with high technologies. However, using water to create bio-nano interfaces is challenging, as it often requires surface pre-treatment and thermal processing, which are both harmful to living systems. Here, we propose silk fibroin (SF) as a natural adsorbate that enables the fabrication of high-density nanoparticle (NP) layers relying solely on water-based processing. We show that SF spontaneously adsorbs onto various NPs, enhancing intermolecular interactions and facilitating the wetting of otherwise hydrophobic substrates, resulting in densely packed NP layers. Several SF-adsorbed NP electronics are demonstrated with performance comparable to their conventional counterparts. This work offers significant utility by establishing a flexible and biocompatible approach for the fabrication of seamless, precisely controlled bio-nano interfaces.

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FibroinsNanoparticlesWaterAdsorptionAnimalsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsSurface PropertiesFibroinsWater

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