Polydopamine-functionalized silk-based biomaterial for non-antibiotic antimicrobial therapy.
Silk fibroin is a highly promising biomaterial for wound dressings; however, its lack of inherent antibacterial activity limits broader clinical adoption. In this study, robust antibacterial properties were successfully conferred onto electrospun silk fibroin nanofiber mats using a mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) di...