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* [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00160 Polyol-Silk Bioink Formulations as Two-Part Room-Temperature Curable Materials for 3D Printing] ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2015, 1 (9), pp 780–788 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00160: The researchers combined silk proteins, which are biocompatible, and glycerol, a non-toxic sugar alcohol commonly found in food and pharmaceutical products. The resulting ink was clear, flexible, stable in water, and didn’t require any processing methods.
 
* [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00160 Polyol-Silk Bioink Formulations as Two-Part Room-Temperature Curable Materials for 3D Printing] ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2015, 1 (9), pp 780–788 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00160: The researchers combined silk proteins, which are biocompatible, and glycerol, a non-toxic sugar alcohol commonly found in food and pharmaceutical products. The resulting ink was clear, flexible, stable in water, and didn’t require any processing methods.
* [2014.igem.org/wiki/images/4/4e/Silk_Materials_Protocol_Paper.pdf Pdf] of Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin, Nat Protoc. 2011 Sep 22;6(10):1612-31. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.379.
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* [http://2014.igem.org/wiki/images/4/4e/Silk_Materials_Protocol_Paper.pdf Pdf] of Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin, Nat Protoc. 2011 Sep 22;6(10):1612-31. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.379.
 
* [http://bio.academany.org/2015/labs/luzern/#Class10 HTGAA 2015 Lucern] documentation on bioprinting
 
* [http://bio.academany.org/2015/labs/luzern/#Class10 HTGAA 2015 Lucern] documentation on bioprinting
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====Molecular Biology====
 
====Molecular Biology====
 
* [http://silkdb.genomics.org.cn/ SilkDB] a draft genome sequence for the silkworm B. mori, by the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)
 
* [http://silkdb.genomics.org.cn/ SilkDB] a draft genome sequence for the silkworm B. mori, by the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)

Revision as of 05:26, 25 March 2017

Silk Worms are Back!
Bombyx mori is the domesticated silk worm bred for silk production.

Methods

Obtaining Silk Protein

Step-by-step documentation from HTGAA 2015 from silklab

Sourcing

CH

IN

  • Department of Sericulture Government of Karnataka
  • Silkworm Seed Production Centre, Government Office Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • National Silkworm Seed Organization, Agricultural Seed Store, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Silk Worm Breeding Unit, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Sri Lingeshwara Silk Worm Seed Product, Kamenahalli, Karnataka

References

About the Silk Worm

Material Properties and Methods

  • Polyol-Silk Bioink Formulations as Two-Part Room-Temperature Curable Materials for 3D Printing ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2015, 1 (9), pp 780–788 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00160: The researchers combined silk proteins, which are biocompatible, and glycerol, a non-toxic sugar alcohol commonly found in food and pharmaceutical products. The resulting ink was clear, flexible, stable in water, and didn’t require any processing methods.
  • Pdf of Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin, Nat Protoc. 2011 Sep 22;6(10):1612-31. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.379.
  • HTGAA 2015 Lucern documentation on bioprinting

Molecular Biology