XINGMIN XU1, QINGQING SUN2, AIRONG XU2, XINBAO GUO2
Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.39, No.1-2, pp. 167-181, 2022, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2022.39.1-2.11
Abstract Silk fibroin (SF) with renewability, biocompatibility and biodegradability shows potential
application in various fields including biomedicine, tissue engineering, and wearable electronic
devices. Herein, SF is used to exert effective reinforcement of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite
film to further improve its practicability. As such, PVA/SF composite films were prepared for the
first time using a facile approach. The films were characterized to investigate possible interaction
of PVA with SF. Meanwhile, systematic investigations have also been completed to explore the
influences of PVA/SF mass ratio on the mechanical properties (tensile strength, elongation at
break), biodegradability and biocompatibility, the morphology, crystallinity, chemical structure… More >
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