n this study, chitin whisker-reinforced silk fibroin
nanocomposite sponges were fabricated using a
freeze-drying technique. The presence of chitin whisker embedded in silk fibroin matrix was expected to
improve their dimensional stability as well as the
mechanical properties. The effect of the whisker content on the morphology of the sponges, and the interaction between chitin whiskers and silk fibroin were
also discussed. The dispersion of chitin whiskers in
fibroin matrix was investigated. In addition, the morphologies of L929 cells on silk fibroin sponges with
and without chitin whiskers were observed