Materials Engineering group, Golpayegan College of Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Golpayegan, Iran.
Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Acta Biomater. 2022 Nov;153:38-67. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.09.030. Epub 2022 Sep 17.
Silkworm silk protein fibroin and spider silk spidroin are known biocompatible and natural biodegradable polymers in biomedical applications. The presence of β-sheets in silk fibroin and spider spidroin conformation improves their mechanical properties. The strength and toughness of pure recombinant silkworm fibroin and spidroin are relatively low due to reduced molecular weight. Hence, blending is the foremost approach of recent studies to optimize silk fibroin and spidroin's mechanical properties. As summarised in the present review, numerous research investigations evaluate the blending of natural and synthetic polymers. The effects of blending silk fibroin and spidroin with natural and synthetic polymers on the mechanical properties are discussed in this review article. Indeed, combining natural and synthetic polymers with silk fibroin and spidroin changes their conformation and structure, fine-tuning the blends' mechanical properties. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Silkworm and spider silk proteins (silk fibroin and spidroin) are biocompatible and biodegradable natural polymers having different types of biomedical applications. Their mechanical and biological properties may be tuned through various strategies such as blending, conjugating and cross-linking. Blending is the most common method to modify fibroin and spidroin properties on demand. This review article aims to categorize and evaluate the effects of blending fibroin and spidroin with different natural and synthetic polymers. Increased polarity and hydrophilicity end to hydrogen bonding triggered conformational change in fibroin and spidroin blends. The effect of polarity and hydrophilicity of the blending compound has been discussed in relation to the structural and mechanical properties of the biomaterials. These effects have been categorized to combinatorial, synergistic and indirect impact on silk fibroin and spidroin properties. This outlook guides us to choose the blending compounds mindfully as this mixing affects the biochemical and biophysical characteristics of the biomaterials.
蚕丝蛋白丝素和蜘蛛丝丝朊是生物医学应用中已知的生物相容性和天然可生物降解的聚合物。丝素和蜘蛛丝丝朊构象中β-折叠的存在提高了它们的机械性能。由于分子量降低,纯重组家蚕丝素和丝朊的强度和韧性相对较低。因此,混合是最近研究中优化丝素和丝朊机械性能的首要方法。正如本综述所总结的,许多研究评估了天然和合成聚合物的混合。本文综述讨论了丝素和丝朊与天然和合成聚合物混合对机械性能的影响。事实上,将天然和合成聚合物与丝素和丝朊结合可以改变它们的构象和结构,从而微调混合物的机械性能。
意义陈述:家蚕和蜘蛛丝蛋白(丝素和丝朊)是生物相容性和可生物降解的天然聚合物,具有不同类型的生物医学应用。它们的机械和生物学性能可以通过各种策略进行调整,例如混合、共轭和交联。混合是最常见的按需修改丝素和丝朊性能的方法。本文综述的目的是对丝素和丝朊与不同天然和合成聚合物混合的效果进行分类和评估。增加的极性和亲水性导致丝素和丝朊混合物中氢键引发的构象变化。还讨论了混合化合物的极性和亲水性对生物材料结构和机械性能的影响。这些影响已被归类为对丝素和丝朊性能的组合、协同和间接影响。这种观点指导我们明智地选择混合化合物,因为这种混合会影响生物材料的生化和物理特性。
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