Development of a More Environmentally Friendly Silk Fibroin Scaffold for Soft Tissue Applications.
Roblin NV., DeBari MK., Shefter SL., Iizuka E., Abbott RD.
Laboratory Study, published in J Funct Biomater (2023) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Study type
- Laboratory Study
- Journal
- J Funct Biomater (2023)
- Country
- Switzerland
- Reported sample size
- —
- Source database
- PubMed
- PMID
- 37103320
- PMCID
- PMC10143335
- DOI
- 10.3390/jfb14040230
- Citations
- 7
Abstract (original English)
A push for environmentally friendly approaches to biomaterials fabrication has emerged from growing conservational concerns in recent years. Different stages in silk fibroin scaffold production, including sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 )-based degumming and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP)-based fabrication, have drawn attention for their associated environmental concerns. Environmentally friendly alternatives have been proposed for each processing stage; however, an integrated green fibroin scaffold approach has not been characterized or used for soft tissue applications. Here, we show that the combination of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as a substitute degumming agent with the popular "aqueous-based" alternative silk fibroin gelation method yields fibroin scaffolds with comparable properties to traditional Na 2 CO 3 -degummed aqueous-based scaffolds. The more environmentally friendly scaffolds were found to have comparable protein structure, morphology, compressive modulus, and degradation kinetics, with increased porosity and cell seeding density relative to traditional scaffolds. Human adipose-derived stem cells showed high viability after three days of culture while seeded in each scaffold type, with uniform cell attachment to pore walls. Adipocytes from human whole adipose tissue seeded into scaffolds were found to have similar levels of lipolytic and metabolic function b
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- • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
- • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.
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