What is it about?
This article talks about the use of commercially available Silk Sericin as an adsorbent for capturing drugs from water. Detailed insight on protein (sericin)-ligand (drug) interaction has been presented for the underlying binding mechanism. We have established sericin as a biosorbent for application in water treatment and related fields.
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Why is it important?
Sericin is a globular protein with multiple functional groups that can be used to form a complex with a variety of compounds. Sericin is a waste product from the silk degumming industry and has traced way back into human society with a variety of applications in multi-disciplinary fields like biomedical, membrane technology, water treatment, nanotechnology, etc. The significant findings of this paper establish the role of sericin as a smart material for binding drugs and hence its application as a biosorbent for the separation of drugs from water.
Perspectives
I hope this article paves the way for use of Sericin as an adsorbent for application in diverse fields. As a matter of fact, we have further explored the use of sericin as a smart material of membrane modification and water/air purification. Since this article presents a very detailed study of Sericin-Ibuprofen binding, it will attract readers and researchers to know more about the binding mechanism and related theory behind the use of sericin as a biosorbent. The study will surely encourage readers to explore the use of sericin further for a variety of applications.
Dr. Vishal Kumar Verma
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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This page is a summary of: Prospects of Silk Sericin as an Adsorbent for Removal of Ibuprofen from Aqueous Solution, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, August 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS),
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01827.
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