Biomaterials: Liquid Silk
January 24, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Silk Therapeutics Inc. (Medford, M.A.) is a skin care company at present, using pure fibroin (silk protein) in anti-aging creams. The fibroin fills in wrinkles, but the medical market for pure silk products that can deliver topical drugs, and make allergy-resistant liquid bandages, and find usefulness in a variety of wearables is rising significantly. MORE
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