Combining Silk with Synthetic Compounds: The Future of Biomedical Implants
Sep 11, 2020
Silk has an extensive history of being used in medical practices. For example, there exist vast records of doctors in the past using fibers that were spun by silkworms to stitch up patients nearly 200 years ago. Today, surgeons sometimes use silk sutures to finish certain operations, like eye surgeries.
This is mainly because silk is not only safe for use in a human body but is also tolerated well by the human body. In some instances, the body degrades and absorbs it. This is not silk’s only application. Its potential is limitless as researchers explore the different ways in which it can be used in biomedical applications. These researchers predict that in the future, silk…
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