Inkjet inks made of bioactive silk could yield smart bandages and other innovations

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 06:50 in Biology & Nature

Silk inks containing enzymes, antibiotics, antibodies, nanoparticles and growth factors could turn inkjet printing into a new, more effective tool for therapeutics, regenerative medicine and biosensing, according to new research led by Tufts University biomedical engineers and published June 16 in the journal Advanced Materials online in advance of print.

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