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Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Linglan Fu
University of British Columbia
2
Saeid Mezail Mawazi
Management and Science University
3
Ander Reizabal
Asociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste
4
B. Majhy
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
5
Li Wang
Åbo Akademi University
6
Houyi Du
Henan University of Science and Technology
7
Congyi Shen
Shanghai University
8
Yashodhan M. Bichu
University of British Columbia
9
Jimin Choi
Pohang University of Science and Technology
10
Mayakrishnan Arumugam
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Papers

1
Publication in Polymers (2024) [216 citations, W4396802912]
Polymers|2024
216 cit.
2
Publication in Bioactive Materials (2024) [127 citations, W4391876712]
Bioactive Materials|2024
127 cit.
3
Publication in Polymer Composites (2025) [65 citations, W4410615378]
Polymer Composites|2025
65 cit.
4
Publication in Nano-Micro Letters (2024) [56 citations, W4400245682]
Nano-Micro Letters|2024
56 cit.
5
Publication in BioNanoScience (2024) [21 citations, W4394884548]
BioNanoScience|2024
21 cit.
6
Publication in Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2024) [20 citations, W4393226856]
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology|2024
20 cit.
7
Publication in Bioactive Materials (2025) [20 citations, W4406092480]
Bioactive Materials|2025
20 cit.
8
Publication in Military Medical Research (2025) [19 citations, W4412688601]
Military Medical Research|2025
19 cit.
9
Publication in Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2024) [18 citations, W4390891865]
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects|2024
18 cit.
10
Clear Aligner Therapy Concerns: Addressing Discrepancies Between Digitally Anticipated Outcomes and Clinical Ground Realities
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics|2024
17 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Shengjie Ling
Fudan University
2
Tiger H. Tao
ShanghaiTech University
3
Jianliang Shen
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4
Qianli Zou
Anhui Medical University
5
Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina
UNSW Sydney
6
Juan Guan
Beihang University
7
Yejing Wang
Southwest University of Political Science & Law
8
Ovijit Chaudhuri
Stanford University
9
Wenxi Guo
Jimei University
10
Benedetto Marelli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Papers

1
Immunoregulation in Diabetic Wound Repair with a Photoenhanced Glycyrrhizic Acid Hydrogel Scaffold
Advanced Materials|2022
698 cit.
2
Engineering Robust Ag‐Decorated Polydopamine Nano‐Photothermal Platforms to Combat Bacterial Infection and Prompt Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
501 cit.
3
An Immunomodulatory Hydrogel by Hyperthermia‐Assisted Self‐Cascade Glucose Depletion and ROS Scavenging for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Wound Therapeutics
Advanced Materials|2023
358 cit.
4
All-in-one: Harnessing multifunctional injectable natural hydrogels for ordered therapy of bacteria-infected diabetic wounds
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
224 cit.
5
Inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials for photothermal antibacterial therapy
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2023
224 cit.
6
A Vehicle‐Free Antimicrobial Polymer Hybrid Gold Nanoparticle as Synergistically Therapeutic Platforms for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infected Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
181 cit.
7
A star-nose-like tactile-olfactory bionic sensing array for robust object recognition in non-visual environments
Nature Communications|2022
172 cit.
8
Hyperthermia-enhanced immunoregulation hydrogel for oxygenation and ROS neutralization in diabetic foot ulcers
Cell Biomaterials|2025
150 cit.
9
Emerging silk fibroin materials and their applications: New functionality arising from innovations in silk crosslinking
Materials Today|2023
143 cit.
10
Mild Hyperthermia-Assisted ROS Scavenging Hydrogels Achieve Diabetic Wound Healing
ACS Macro Letters|2022
137 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
David L. Kaplan
Tufts University
2
Subhas C. Kundu
University of Minho
3
Thomas Scheibel
Bayreuth Medical Center
4
Markus J. Buehler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5
Fritz Vollrath
Save the Elephants
6
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Tufts University
7
Kristi S. Anseth
University of Colorado Boulder
8
Zhengzhong Shao
Fudan University
9
Qingyou Xia
Southwest University
10
Elaine Fuchs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Papers

1
Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin
Nature Protocols|2011
3k cit.
2
Silk as a biomaterial
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
2.5k cit.
3
Defining the Epithelial Stem Cell Niche in Skin
Science|2003
2k cit.
4
Photodegradable Hydrogels for Dynamic Tuning of Physical and Chemical Properties
Science|2009
1.7k cit.
5
Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk
Nature|2001
1.6k cit.
6
Self-Renewal, Multipotency, and the Existence of Two Cell Populations within an Epithelial Stem Cell Niche
Cell|2004
1.4k cit.
7
Mechanism of silk processing in insects and spiders
Nature|2003
1.4k cit.
8
Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk
Nature Materials|2010
1.4k cit.
9
Photoinitiated polymerization of PEG-diacrylate with lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate: polymerization rate and cytocompatibility
Biomaterials|2009
1.2k cit.
10
Directed Actin Polymerization Is the Driving Force for Epithelial Cell–Cell Adhesion
Cell|2000
1.2k cit.

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