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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Polym Sci. 2007;32(8-9):991–1007. doi: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2007.05.013

Table 2.

Cell and tissue applications of silk fibroin scaffolds.

Application Morphologic form References
Wound dressings Film [49]
Sponge [78]
Bone tissue engineering Sponge [70–72, 114–117]
Film [9, 50, 118]
Hydrogel [13, 63]
Non-woven [11, 41]
Cartilage Tissue engineering Porous sponge [73, 74, 76, 77, 117]
Hydrogel [75]
Ligament tissue engineering Fiber [30, 31, 119]
Tendon tissue engineering Fibers [29]
Hepatic tissue engineering Films [8]
Connective tissue Non-woven mats [32]
Endothelial and blood vessel Non-woven mats [6, 34]
Antithrombogenesis Films [54]