Table 3.
Electrospun elastin-based fiber mats for wound healing applications.
| Protein | Co-Polymer | Electrospinning Type | Solvent | Potential Applications | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastin | Collagen, PCL | Uniaxial | HFIP | Skin grafting, dermal substitute for burn wounds | [182] |
| ELR | - | Uniaxial | TFE | Wound dressings, skin tissue engineering | [183] |
| Elastin | Gelatin, CA | Uniaxial | AA | Skin injuries caused by trauma and diseases | [184] |
| SELPs | - | Uniaxial | Water, FA | Wound dressings, skin regeneration | [181] |
| Tropoelastin | - | Uniaxial | HFIP | Dermal tissue engineering | [185] |
| Tropoelastin | Collagen | Uniaxial | HFIP | Dermal tissue engineering | [186] |
| SELPs | Silk fibroin | Co-axial | Water | Biomedical applications, drug delivery | [187] |
Key: AA, acetic acid; CA, cellulose acetate; ELR, elastin-like recombinamer; FA, formic acid; HFIP, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol; PCL, polycaprolactone; SELP, silk-elastin-like protein; TFE, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol.