Sunita Nayak

Silk sericin and its biomedical applications: extraction methods, genetic insights (Ser1–Ser6), and developments of multifunctional biomaterials for tissue regeneration

Sericin protein is derived from silk cocoons from silkworms. Sericin functions as a glue to bond the two fibroin filaments together in the silk cocoon. It is a hydrophilic, hot water-soluble macromolecular glycoprotein. In the silk industry, sericin is usually removed and discarded as waste during the degumming process...