An Insight on Silk Protein Sericin: From Processing to Biomedical Application

Silks are naturally occurring polymers that have been used clinically as sutures for hundreds of years. It’s so for obtained from insects or worms, silk consists of a filament core protein, termed fibroin, and a glue-like coating made up of sericin proteins. An important component of silk has an extended history of being discarded as a waste in the course of silk processing. The cost of sericin for tissue engineering is underestimated and its...