Abstract:Bone augmentation is an effective approach to treat patients who have bone loss at the maxillofacial area. In this research, osteo-conductive hydrogel scaffolds of poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) with silk fibroin particles (SFP) were fabricated. The SFP were formed by dropping a solution of silk fibroin into acetone at different volume ratios (v/v) of silk to acetone: 1:3 (SFP-3), 1:6 (SFP-6), 1:12 (SFP-12), and 1:24 (SFP-24). The various SFP solutions were mixed with a PVA solution before fabrication into hydrogels… Show more
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