2263 results about "Silk fiber" patented technology

A family of selectively absorbable / biodegradable, fibrous composite constructs includes different combinations of biostable and absorbable / biodegradable yarns assembled as initially interdependent, load-bearing components, transitioning to exhibit independent functional properties during in vivo end-use. The family of constructs consists of two groups, one group is made of fiber-reinforced composites of high compliance, absorbable matrices of segmented polyaxial copolyesters reinforced with multifilament yarn constructs, which are combinations of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers and at least one absorbable / biodegradable fiber selected from silk fibers and multifilament yarns made from linear segmented, l-lactide copolyesters and poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates, are useful in orthopedic, maxillofacial, urological, vascular, hernial repair and tissue engineering applications. The second group is made of coated and uncoated, warp-knitted mesh constructs for use in hernial, vascular, and urological tissue repair and tissue engineering.

A silk nanofiber composite network produced by forming a solution of silk fiber and hexafluroisopropanol, wherein the step of forming is devoid of any acid treatment, where the silk solution has a concentration of about 0.2 to about 1.5 weight percent silk in hexafluroisopropanol, and where the silk is selected from Bombyx mori silk and Nephila clavipes silk; and electrospinning the solution, thereby forming a non-woven network of nanofibers having a diameter in the range from about 2 to about 2000 nanometers.

The present invention provides a novel silk-fiber-based matrix having a wire-rope geometry for use in producing a ligament or tendon, particularly an anterior cruciate ligament, ex vivo for implantation into a recipient in need thereof. The invention further provides the novel silk-fiber-based matrix which is seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form a ligament or tendon ex vivo. Also disclosed is a bioengineered ligament comprising the silk-fiber-based matrix seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form the ligament or tendon. A method for producing a ligament or tendon ex vivo comprising the novel silk-fiber-based matrix is also disclosed.

A medical device formed from at least one first layer defining the shape of the medical device, the first layer having an inner surface and an outer surface and a web formed with silk fiber provided over at least a portion of the inner surface, the outer surface or both of the first layer.

A high strength abrasion resistant surgical suture material with improved tie down characteristics and tissue compliance is color coded for visualization and identification purposes. The suture features a multifilament jacket formed of braided strands of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and polyester, with silk fibers included in a color contrasting with the other jacket fibers to provide an identifiable trace. In one embodiment, the braided jacket surrounds a core formed of twisted strands of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The suture, provided in a No. 2 size, has the strength of No. 5 Ethibond, is ideally suited for most orthopedic procedures, and can be attached to a suture anchor or a curved needle. The identifiable silk trace preferably may be provided along one half of the length of the suture, so that when the suture is loaded onto a suture anchor, for example, the two legs of the length of suture on either side of the suture anchor can be readily distinguished.

An implantable device for use in tissue and ligament repair comprising at least one knitted section and at least one single continuous fiber traversing the at least one knitted section, the at least one single continuous fiber forming a plurality of traverses extending through the at least one knitted section. The implantable device may comprise at least one single continuous silk fiber. The implantable device is suitable for use in a variety or reconstructive or support applications such as breast reconstruction, mastopexy, breast augmentation revision, breast augmentation support, standard breast augmentation, chest wall repair, organ support, body contouring, abdominoplasty, facial reconstruction, hernia repair, and pelvic floor repair.

The invention discloses cotton fibers with antibacterial and insect-resisting effects. The cotton fibers are characterized by being prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 21-24 parts of cotton fibers, 10-12 parts of apocynum venetum fibers, 6-8 parts of silk fibers, 7-9 parts of cashmere fibers, 9-11 parts of pineapple fibers, 4-7 parts of polypropylene fibers, 6-8 parts of taxus chinensis superfine micro-powder, 3-5 parts of ailanthus altissima leaf extracted powder, 1-3 parts of zeolite powder, 1.1-2.3 parts of chitosan, 0.5-0.7 part of magnesium nitride, 0.8-1.4 parts of N,N-dicyanoethylaniline, 5-7 parts of sulfonated castor oil, 15-18 parts of fatty alcohol alkoxy ether, 1-2 parts of mashed garlic, 1.3-2.5 parts of cnidium monnieri cuss, 2.1-3.6 parts of coptis chinensis, 90-95 parts of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethylphosphate, 95-100 parts of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, 3-6 parts of an addition agent and a proper amount of water. According to the cotton fibers, the taxus chinensis superfine micro-powder is added into raw materials by adopting an ultrasonic technology and a prepared cotton textile has a very good health effect and a useful pain-relieving effect on tumor patients and female symptoms; furthermore, the other active ingredients are added so that the good clothes properties of sweat absorption, breathability, softness, allergy prevention, easiness of washing, low probability of fuzzing and balling up and the like of natural cotton fibers are maintained, and the cotton fibers have good antibacterial and insect-resisting functions, a good electromagnetic radiation shielding function and the like.

The present invention relates to the preparation process of natural nanometer fiber for tissue engineering, air filtering, clothing material and composite reinforced aeronautical and astronautical material, and is especially the preparation process of natural nanometer spider silk fiber and cocoon silk fiber. Through soaking in certain solution and ultrasonic dissociation, natural nanometer fiber of diameter 30-100 nm may be prepared. The prepared natural nanometer fiber may find its wide application in tissue engineering, air filtering, clothing material and composite reinforced aeronautical and astronautical material. The present invention has simple operation, simple equipment, low power consumption and low cost, and is suitable for both lab preparation and industrial production.

The invention provides a preparation method of a tailorable and washable silk floss flocculus, which comprises the following steps that 1), three raw fiber materials, namely a silk fiber, a polyester three-dimensional crimp hollow fiber and an ES (Ethylene-Propylene Side By Side) fiber are weighed according to mass percent, opened, and mixed uniformly, wherein the silk fiber is 55-80%, the polyester three-dimensional crimp hollow fiber is 10-35%, and the ES fiber is 5-20%; 2), the mixed raw fiber materials are subjected to carding and web forming, and a fiber web is subjected to disorder drafting; 3), the fiber web is fed into a needling machine for needling reinforcement; 4), the fiber web is fed into a hot air drying room for hot air bonding solidification; and 5), the flocculus is slit, subjected to ultraviolet sterilization and packed. The silk floss flocculus prepared by the method reserves the advantages of lightness, softness, comfortability, health care, heat preservation, breathability and the like of a silk product, and introduces the advantages of the polyester three-dimensional crimp hollow fiber, so that the heat preservation performance and the bulkiness are improved, and the production cost is lowered appropriately.

A resorbable polymeric mesh implant is provided for use in the reconstruction of soft tissue defects. The mesh implant is provided with an interlocking knitted structure comprising two or more sets of fibers with different times of degradation, allowing a stepwise increase in the relative distension of the overall mesh over time. The filamentous fibers are knitted together, wherein the filaments of the first set of fibers are interlaced into the filaments of the second set of fibers and at least partly traverse the knit pattern of the second set of fibers such that the filaments of the first set of fibers lock the movement of the part of the mesh formed by the second set of fibers.

An implantable device for use in tissue and ligament repair comprising at least one knitted section and at least one single continuous fiber traversing the at least one knitted section, the at least one single continuous fiber forming a plurality of traverses extending through the at least one knitted section. The implantable device may comprise at least one single continuous silk fiber. The implantable device is suitable for use in a variety or reconstructive or support applications such as breast reconstruction, mastopexy, breast augmentation revision, breast augmentation support, standard breast augmentation, chest wall repair, organ support, body contouring, abdominoplasty, facial reconstruction, hernia repair, and pelvic floor repair.

The invention relates to a unidirectional wicking fast-drying true silk fabric which is characterized in that the front surface of the fabric is two first or three first twill-weave; the back surface corresponding to the front surface is one second or one third twill-weave; the material of the front surface adopts silk with the specification of 15 to111dtex; the material of the back surface adopts ultrathin denier wicking fast-drying terylene DTY long thread with the single thread density of 0.2 to 0.8dtex; the section of the long thread is crisscross; the invention adopts a embedded weaving method for weaving and manufacture. The surface of the fabric obviously assumes the styles of true silk which has fleshy and soft hand feelings as well as excellent moisture absorption and ventilation properties. As the wicking fast-drying terylener is adopted as the back surface of the fabric, the excellent fast-drying property thereof can quicken the wicking speed of the true silk fiber on the front surface after absorbing moisture and simultaneously can not go so far to reveal the defects of hard hand feeling, easy pilling and generating static of the terylener.

The invention discloses a biological enzyme process antibacterial and anti-wrinkle finishing method of a silk fabric, belongs to the field of a textile biotechnology, and aims to overcome the defects of high baking temperature, high probability of damage of silk fibers and reduced whiteness in real silk antibacterial and anti-wrinkle treatment of the conventional chemical method and realize enzyme-promoted antibacterial and anti-wrinkle functional modification of a real silk fabric. According to the method, a chitosan natural finishing agent with a primary amine structure is grafted to the surface of the silk fiber by utilizing the catalytic oxidation effect of tyrosinase, so that the antibacterial and anti-wrinkle effects of the silk fabric are improved. The process flow comprises the following steps of: pre-treating the silk fabric; catalyzing grafting modification treatment of chitosan by the tyrosinase; washing; and drying. Through the silk fabric treated by the invention, the antibacterial performance is improved, the wrinkle recovery performance is improved, and the mechanical property and the dyeing performance of the fabric are also improved. Compared with the conventional chemical method, the method has the advantages of adoption of the tyrosinase process for catalysis of the antibacterial and anti-wrinkle treatment process of the real silk, low energy consumption, high efficiency, less pollution and contribution to environmental protection.