Natural silk of Pholcus phalangioides, a common home spider species for wound healing applications

• Main Authors: Shahbuddin, Munira, Ahmad Puat, Nur Najihah, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Ahmad Raus, Raha
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2016
• Subjects: TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58732/13/58732_Natural%20silk%20of%20Pholcus%20phalangioides_conf.%20article_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58732/2/58732_Natural%20silk%20of%20Pholcus%20phalangioides_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58732/14/58732_Natural%20silk%20of%20Pholcus%20phalangioides_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58732/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-0266-3_45

Spider silk contains peptides and biomolecules that able to stimulate and improve conditions of wound healing. In this study, we report the potential use of natural silk from common home spider, Pholcus phalangioides, on human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) and teeth pulp stem cell’s proliferation a...