| RS | Regenerated silk; |
| PEEK | Polyether ether ketone; |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy; |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction; |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared; |
| RC | Random coil; |
| TGA/DTG | Thermogravimetric analysis/Derivative Thermogravimetry analysis. |