Products Molded from Silk for Biomedical Use (image)

Tufts University

Caption

Raw product in the form of silk powder can be easily stored, transported, and molded into various forms with superior properties to many other materials used in medical implants.

Credit

Chunmei Li & David Kaplan, Tufts University

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