Document Type : Original Research Article
Authors
- Elham Vojoudi 1
- Jafar Ai 1
- Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad 2
- Mahmood Azami 1
- Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh 3
- Somayeh Ebrahimi 1
1 Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, 1665659911, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Physical Therapy, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
In the present study , a novel method for the production of silk nano fibers are presented . In this way , a mechanical and easy technique is used instead of toxic and costly chemical methods . Also , the separation of silk nano fibers from the cocoon was carried out by mechanical homogenizer and probe ultrasonic homogenizer . After the preparation of silk nanofibers , the product was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT - IR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) . The results were compared with previous techniques and the advantages of the new method were investigated.
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