Fabrication of silk fibroin film enhanced by acid hydrolyzed silk fibroin nanowhiskers to improve bacterial inhibition and biocompatibility efficacy

Abstract In this study, silk fibroin nanowhiskers (SNWs) were extracted from natural silk fiber by sulfuric acid hydrolysis with the assistance of ultrasonic wave treatment. The obtained SNWs were mixed with regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) solution to fabricate the SNWs/RSF films. The fabricating SNWs were systematically characterized by using SEM, FTIR, and the SNWs/RSF films were observed by digital camera, PM, etc. The results show that the monodisperse SNWs are evenly distributed in the RSF film. The presence of SNWs in RSF film significantly improves the performances of the film, including the swelling ability, mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, antibacterial efficacy, cytocompatibility. Meanwhile, the SNWs/RSF film can endorse the wound healing efficiency in vivo mice wound site. The proposed techniques for extracting SNWs and fabricating silk fibroin composite film may provide a valuable method for creating an ideal silk-based material for biomedical applications.

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