Urbaniak Mateusz M, Tszydel Mariusz, Szustakiewicz Konrad, Szwed-Georgiou Aleksandra, Kryszak Bartłomiej, Włodarczyk Marcin, Michlewska Sylwia, Jóźwiak Piotr, Ivankovic Tomislav, Cybulski Mikołaj K, Rudnicka Karolina
Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.
Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, 12 Tamka, 91-403 Lodz, Poland.
J Funct Biomater. 2025 May 29;16(6):199. doi: 10.3390/jfb16060199.
The unique properties of insect silk have attracted attention for years to develop scaffolds for tissue engineering. Combining natural silks with synthetic polymers may benefit biocompatibility, mechanical strength, and elasticity. Silk-modified biomaterials are a promising choice for tissue engineering due to their versatility, biocompatibility, and many processing methods. This study investigated the physicochemical and biological properties of biocomposites formed by combining caddisfly silk () and polycaprolactone (PCL). The PCL foams modified with caddisfly silk demonstrated full cytocompatibility and enhanced fibroblast adhesion and proliferation compared to unmodified PCL. These silk-modified PCL foams also induced NF-κB signaling, which is crucial for initiating tissue regeneration. Notably, the antimicrobial properties of the silk-modified PCL foams remained consistent with those of unmodified PCL, suggesting that the addition of silk did not alter this aspect of performance. The findings suggest that caddisfly silk-modified PCL foams present a promising solution for future medical and dental applications, emphasizing the potential of alternative silk sources in tissue engineering.
多年来,昆虫丝的独特性能一直吸引着人们关注其在组织工程支架开发方面的应用。将天然丝与合成聚合物相结合可能会改善生物相容性、机械强度和弹性。丝改性生物材料因其多功能性、生物相容性和多种加工方法而成为组织工程领域一个有前景的选择。本研究调查了由毛翅目昆虫丝()和聚己内酯(PCL)组合形成的生物复合材料的物理化学和生物学特性。与未改性的PCL相比,用毛翅目昆虫丝改性的PCL泡沫表现出完全的细胞相容性,并增强了成纤维细胞的粘附和增殖。这些丝改性的PCL泡沫还诱导了对启动组织再生至关重要的NF-κB信号传导。值得注意的是,丝改性的PCL泡沫的抗菌性能与未改性的PCL保持一致,这表明丝的添加并未改变这方面的性能。研究结果表明,毛翅目昆虫丝改性的PCL泡沫为未来的医学和牙科应用提供了一个有前景的解决方案,强调了替代丝源在组织工程中的潜力。
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