Silk fibroin materials and use thereof
US7842780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/29
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides processes for producing porous silk fibroin scaffold material. The porous silk fibroin scaffold can be used for tissue engineering. The porosity of the silk fibroin scaffolds described herein can be adjusted as to mimic the gradient of densities found in natural tissue. Accordingly, methods for engineering of 3-dimensional tissue, e.g. bone and cartilage, using the silk fibroin scaffold material are also provided.
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