Effective sericin-fibroin separation from Bombyx mori silkworms fibers and low-cost salt removal from fibroin solution

ABSTRACT : Silk from Bombyx mori has two main proteins: fibroin and sericin. Fibroin is a protein that exhibits good biocompatibility and high surface reactivity, desirable properties for many biomedical applications. Sericin is related with adverse immune response in some medical uses. Therefore, i...