A novel method to prepare tussah/ silk fibroin-based films.

The possibility of using silk fibroin in biomaterials for tissue engineering is a subject of broad interest. In this study, /tussah silk fibroin (BSF/TSF) blend films were prepared by solution casting using CaCl/formic acid as a co-solvent and water as a rinse solvent. The morphology, crystallinity, thermal resistance, mechanical properties and water contact angle of the blend films as well as the biocompatibility were investigated.