Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects. Alas, you can’t use it ...

Jen Prestipino: Silk fibroin, a protein derived from silkworms, is incredibly versatile for biomedical applications, particularly in drug delivery. Its standout properties include high ...

These sticky fibres, created at the Tufts University Silklab, come from silk moth cocoons, which are boiled in solution and broken down into their building block proteins called fibroin.

WHEN silk fibroin is dissolved in cupri-ethylenediamine and the solution neutralized and dialysed through a ‘Cellophane’ sac against running water, an aqueous solution of fibroin is obtained.