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چكيده لاتين :

Nanocomposite and nanoporous silk fibroin (SF) films were prepared by film casting of SF solution containing surfactant-free colloidal nanoparticles of methoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (D, L-Iactide) diblock copolymer (MPEG-b-PDLL). Self-condensation and nanophase separation of the nanoparticles from SF film matrix during film drying process gave nanopore structures. The colloidal nanoparticles were prepared in SF solution by modified-spontaneous emulsification solvent diffusion method without any surfactant. The interaction between SF and MPEG-b-PDLL in nanocomposite films was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. The film transparency of SF nanocomposite films decreased as increasing the MPEG-b-PDLL ratio. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) results indicated that the nanoparticle sizes in the films were in the range of 50-200 nm with spherical shape. Nanopore structures with pore size of less than 150 nm can be observed from SEM images of the film surface and cross-section. The nanopores are interconnected throughout the nanocomposite films. The number and size of nanoparticles and nanopores increased when the MPEG-b-PDLL ratio was increased.