Advanced Healthcare Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(28)
Опубликована: Июль 15, 2024
3D in vitro model has emerged as a valuable tool for studying tissue development, drug screening, and disease modeling. systems can accurately replicate microstructures physiological features, mirroring the vivo microenvironment departing from conventional 2D cell cultures. Various models utilizing biomacromolecules like collagen synthetic polymers have been developed to meet diverse research needs address complex challenges of contemporary research. Silk proteins, bearing structural functional similarities collagen, increasingly employed construct advanced systems, surpassing limitations This review examines silk proteins' composition, structure, properties, functions, elucidating their role models. Furthermore, recent advances biomedical applications involving silk-based organoid are discussed. In particular, unique attributes matrix constituents constructs highlighted, providing meticulous evaluation importance. Additionally, it outlines current hurdles complexities while contemplating future avenues, thereby paving way developing biomimetic protein-based microtissues.
Язык: Английский