Thermal property of self-cross-linking silk fibroin scaffolds

Abstract

Thermal property of the silk fibroin scaffolds has triggered rocketing interest in tissue engineering because it affects greatly the scaffolds reliability and efficiency. This paper suggests a promising method to optimize the scaffolds by a tyrosinase-catalyzed self-cross-linking reaction, the effects of tyrosinase concentrations on scaffolds thermal and physical properties are studied experimentally. The enzymatic cross-linking offers a new and promising angle for preparation of SF materials.