Mechanistic understanding of rapid gelation of silk fibroin using a biosurfactant – sophorolipid
| Title | Mechanistic understanding of rapid gelation of silk fibroin using a biosurfactant – sophorolipid |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Dubey, P, Nawale, L, Sarkar, D, Nisal, A, Prabhune, A |
| Conference Name | National Science Day, At CSIR-NCL |
| Date Published | FEB |
| Conference Location | National Chemical Laboratory, Pune India |
| Abstract | 3D polymeric hydrogels find use in biomedical applications as scaffolds and drug delivery vehicle • Silk fibroin a structural protein is a promising candidate (excellent thermo-mechanicals, biocompatibility, biodegradability) • Sophorolipid (SL)-a biosurfactant is known to exhibit antimicrobial, anti cancerous and cell differentiating. • Use of SL as gelling agent can enhance the applicability of SF hydrogels • SF-SL scaffolds obtained by lyophilization of hydrogels can find application in tissue regeneration |
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Biochemical Sciences
Polymer Science & Engineering