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Despite advances in the development of osteo-regenerative biomaterials, current products are vulnerable to stress-induced formation of cracks, resulting in the loss of functionality and a limited lifespan. In the present study, a strategy based on host-guest assembly was developed to fabricate a silk fibroin-based inorganic-organic hybrid hydrogel (termed SF@HG@HA) in which silk fibroin was used as a polymer template to tether host (?-cyclodextrin) and guest (cholesterol) monomers, respectively. Due to dynamic host-guest interactions, the prepared hydrogel could repair itself spontaneously when damaged, without the assistance of any external stimuli, mimicking the self-healing characteristics of native bone tissue. Furthermore, the efficient energy dissipation mechanism provided by the host-guest crosslinking strategy endowed the hydrogel with robust mechanical properties to bear substantial mechanical loading. SF@HG@HA was shown to support cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in vitro and accelerate bone regeneration in critical-size rat femoral defects in vivo. Together, the silk fibroin-based self-healing hydrogel with robust mechanical properties shows potential applications in the reconstruction of bone defects, which may provide new directions for the design of functional biomaterials for tissue regeneration.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2021
Volume: 413
1 6 . 7 4 4
JCR@2021
1 3 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: ENGINEERING;
ESI HC Threshold:105
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 42
SCOPUS Cited Count: 36
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 3