Research Seeds

Structure Analysis of Silk and Application of Silk to Vascular Graft

【Supercategory:4. Techtextiles Subcategory:4.7 For medical and healthcare

Structural analysis of Polymers with NMR, StructurStructural analysis of Polymers with NMR, StructurStructural analysis of Polymers with NMR, Structur (Vascular Graft with small diameter) with Silk

References
1. Asakura, T.; Suzuki, Y.; Yazawa, K.; Aoki, A.; Nishiyama, Y.; Nishimura, K.; Suzuki, F.; Kaji, H., Determination of Accurate 1H Positions of (Ala-Gly)n as a Sequential Peptide Model of Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin before Spinning (Silk?). Macromolecules, 46(19), 8046-8050 (2013)
2013_Macromolecules46_8046
2. Asakura, T., Suzuki, Y., Nagano, A., Knight, D.P., Kamiya, M., Demura, M., Synthesis and Characterization of Water-Soluble Silk Peptides and Recombinant Silk Protein Containing Polyalanine, the Integrin Binding Site, and Two Glutamic Acids at Each Terminal Site as a Possible Candidate for Use in Bone Repair Materials, Biomacromolecules, 14(10), 3731-3741 (2013)
2013_Biomacromorecules14_3731
3. Aytemiz, D.; Sakiyama, W.; Suzuki, Y.; Nakaizumi, N.; Tanaka, R.; Ogawa, Y.; Takagi, Y.; Nakazawa, Y.; Asakura, T., Small-diameter knitted silk vascular grafts (3mm diameter) with a double-raschel knitted silk tube coated with silk fibroin sponge, Adv. Healthcare Mater., 2, 361-368 (2013)
2013_AdvHealthcareMater2_361
4. Asakura, T.; Okonogi, M.; Horiguchi, K.; Aoki, A.; Saito, H.;Knight D.P.; Williamson M.P.; Two Different packing arrangements of antiparallel polyalanine, Angew.Chem.Int. Edit., 51, 1212-1215 (2012).
2012_Andewandte_Chemi51_1212
5. Nagano, A.; Sato, H.; Tanioka, Y.; Nakazawa, Y.; Knight,D.P.; Asakura, T.; Characterization of a Ca binding-amphipathic silk-like protein and peptide with the sequence, (Glu)8(Ala-Gly-Ser-Gly-Ala-Gly)4 with potential for bone repair, Soft Matter, 8, 741-748 (2012).
2012_SoftMatter8_741
6. Asakura, T.; Nishi, H.; Nagano, A.; Yoshida, A.; Nakazawa, Y.; Kamiya, M.; Demura,M.; NMR analysis of the fibronection cell-adhesive sequence, Arg-Gly-Asp, in a recombinant silk-like protein and a model peptide, Biomacromolecules, 12, 3910-3916 (2011).
2011_Biomacromolecules12_3910
7. Nagano, A.; Tanioka, Y.; Sakurai, N.; Sezutsu, H.; Kuboyama, N.; Kiba, H.; Tanimoto, Y.; Nishiyama, N.; Asakura, T.; Regeneration of the femoral epicondyle on calcium-binding silk scaffolds developed using transgenic silk fibroin produced by transgenic silkworm, Acta Biomaterialia , 7, 1192-1201 (2011) .
2011_ActaBiomaterialia7_1192
8. Yagi, T.; Sato, M.; Nakazawa, Y.; Tanaka, K.; Sata, M.; Itoh, K.; Takagi, Y.; Asakura, T.; Preparation of double-raschel knitted silk vascular grafts and evaluation of short-term function in a rat abdominal aorta, J. Artif. Organs, 14, 89-99 (2011)
2011_JArtifOrgans14_89
9. Nakazawa, Y.; Sato, M.; Takahashi, R.; Aytemiz, D.; Takabayashi, C.; Tamura, T.; Enomoto, S.; Sata, M.; Asakura, T.; Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts Based on Silk Fibroin Fibers from Bombyx mori for Vascular Regeneration, J. Biomat. Sci-Polym. E., 22, 195-206 (2011)
2011_JBiomaterialsScience22_195
10. Enomoto, S.; Sumi, M.; Kajimoto, K.; Nakazawa, Y.;Takahashi, R.; Takabayashi, C.; Asakura, T.; Sata, M.; Long-term Patency of Small-diameter Vascular Graft Made from Fibroin, a Silk-based Biodegradable Material, J. Vasc. Surg., 51, 155-164 (2010)
2010_JVascSurg51_155

Questionnaire 2014/Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Fii
Researcher Tetsuo Asakura
University or institution Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Department of Biotechnology

Keywords

Polymer Structure, NMR, Silk, Biomaterial, Vascular Graft