TY  - JOUR
A1  - Molinnus, Denise
A1  - Drinic, Aleksander
A1  - Iken, Heiko
A1  - Kröger, Nadja
A1  - Zinser, Max
A1  - Smeets, Ralf
A1  - Köpf, Marius
A1  - Kopp, Alexander
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Towards a flexible electrochemical biosensor fabricated from biocompatible Bombyx mori silk
JF  - Biosensors and Bioelectronics
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113204
SN  - 0956-5663
VL  - 183
IS  - Art. 113204
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kopp, Alexander
A1  - Schmeets, Ralf
A1  - Gosau, Martin
A1  - Friedrich, Reinhard E.
A1  - Fuest, Sandra
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Barbeck, Mike
A1  - Rutkowski, Rico
A1  - Burg, Simon
A1  - Kluwe, Lan
A1  - Henningsen, Anders
T1  - Production and Characterization of Porous Fibroin Scaffolds for Regenerative Medical Application
JF  - In Vivo
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/invivo.11536
SN  - 1791-7549
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
SP  - 757
EP  - 762
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kopp, Alexander
A1  - Schunck, Laura
A1  - Gosau, Martin
A1  - Smeets, Ralf
A1  - Burg, Simon
A1  - Fuest, Sandra
A1  - Kröger, Nadja
A1  - Zinser, Max
A1  - Krohn, Sebastian
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Köpf, Marius
A1  - Lauts, Lisa
A1  - Rutkowski, Rico
T1  - Influence of the casting concentration on the mechanical and optical properties of Fa/CaCl2-derived silk fibroin membranes
JF  - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
N2  - In this study, we describe the manufacturing and characterization of silk fibroin membranes derived from the silkworm Bombyx mori. To date, the dissolution process used in this study has only been researched to a limited extent, although it entails various potential advantages, such as reduced expenses and the absence of toxic chemicals in comparison to other conventional techniques. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the influence of different fibroin concentrations on the process output and resulting membrane properties. Casted membranes were thus characterized with regard to their mechanical, structural and optical assets via tensile testing, SEM, light microscopy and spectrophotometry. Cytotoxicity was evaluated using BrdU, XTT, and LDH assays, followed by live–dead staining. The formic acid (FA) dissolution method was proven to be suitable for the manufacturing of transparent and mechanically stable membranes. The fibroin concentration affects both thickness and transparency of the membranes. The membranes did not exhibit any signs of cytotoxicity. When compared to other current scientific and technical benchmarks, the manufactured membranes displayed promising potential for various biomedical applications. Further research is nevertheless necessary to improve reproducible manufacturing, including a more uniform thickness, less impurity and physiological pH within the membranes.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21186704
SN  - 1422-0067
N1  - Special issue: Optimization of Biomaterials for Reconstructive and Regenerative Medicine
VL  - 21
IS  - 18 art. no. 6704
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Janus, Kevin Alexander
A1  - Achtsnicht, Stefan
A1  - Tempel, Laura
A1  - Drinic, Aleksaner
A1  - Kopp, Alexander
A1  - Keusgen, Michael
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Influence of fibroin membrane composition and curing parameters on the performance of a biodegradable enzymatic biosensor manufactured from Silicon-Free Carbon
JF  - Physica status solidi : pss. A, Applications and materials science
N2  - Herein, fibroin, polylactide (PLA), and carbon are investigated for their suitability as biocompatible and biodegradable materials for amperometric biosensors. For this purpose, screen-printed carbon electrodes on the biodegradable substrates fibroin and PLA are modified with a glucose oxidase membrane and then encapsulated with the biocompatible material Ecoflex. The influence of different curing parameters of the carbon electrodes on the resulting biosensor characteristics is studied. The morphology of the electrodes is investigated by scanning electron microscopy, and the biosensor performance is examined by amperometric measurements of glucose (0.5–10 mM) in phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.4, at an applied potential of 1.2 V versus a Ag/AgCl reference electrode. Instead of Ecoflex, fibroin, PLA, and wound adhesive are tested as alternative encapsulation compounds: a series of swelling tests with different fibroin compositions, PLA, and Ecoflex has been performed before characterizing the most promising candidates by chronoamperometry. Therefore, the carbon electrodes are completely covered with the particular encapsulation material. Chronoamperometric measurements with H2O2 concentrations between 0.5 and 10 mM enable studying the leakage current behavior.
KW  - amperometric biosensors
KW  - biocompatible
KW  - biodegradabl
KW  - encapsulation materials
KW  - fibroin
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300081
SN  - 1862-6300 (Print)
SN  - 1862-6319 (Online)
N1  - Corresponding author: Michael J. Schöning
VL  - 220
IS  - 22
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -