Product made of silk
AssigneeMorphoMed GmBH
InventorsAndreas Teuschl, Martijn Van Griensven, Heinz Redl
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for the production of three-dimensional silk products, wherein a three-dimensional silk product is treated with a silk solvent for a limited period of time so that a partial disintegration of the silk product is obtained whereafter the partially disintegrated silk product is re-stabilized with physical β-sheet induction by a re-stabilizing solution.
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Method for the production of three-dimensional silk, wherein a three-dimensional silk product is treated with a silk solvent for a limited period of time so that a partial disintegration of the three-dimensional silk product is obtained whereafter the partially disintegrated silk product is re-stabilised with physical β-sheet induction, by treatment with a re-stabilising solution, wherein the re-stabilising solution is formic acid and wherein the silk solvent comprises LiBr, LiSCN, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazoliumacetate hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP), a mixture comprising ethanol and CaCl2, or a mixture comprising methanol and calcium nitrate;
- or mixtures thereof.
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