INJECTABLE, FLEXIBLE HYDROXYAPATITE-SILK FOAMS FOR OSTEOCHONDRAL AND DENTAL REPAIR

摘要

The present invention provides, among other things, a silk ceramic material having enzymatically cross-linked amino acid side chains to generate injectable and flexible foam ceramics. Provided are compositions and methods of producing soft, flexible ceramic foam with silk polymeric crosslinking to serve as binders. Materials have applications in osteochondral and dental replacement and repair.