Silk Fibroin and Argentine Clays for Bone Reconstruction: a Nobel Hybrid Material for Bones

E. BÉRTOLI; V. E. BOSIO

Rhodes

Congreso; TERMIS EU 2019; 2019

TERMIS

Reconstructed Silk Fibroin (SF) from Bombyx mori is a biopolymer with biodegradability and biocompatibility for long-term medical implants. The versatility of this material for different structures and the possibility to be degraded with the time shows an advantage to rebuild damaged bones by Tisse Engineering (TE). However, a biomimicry of natural 3D bone structure made with silk needs to be mechanically reinforced. Herein, we ventured to developing a hybrid material with Montmorilonite (MMT), a natural clay from argentine environments, and SF, assessing the influence of these clays in the already known silk porous structures.