Silk films as a repair material for perforations of the tympanic membrane Allardyce,BJ, Rajkhowa,, Atlas,MD, Dilley,RJ and Wang,X 2014, Silk films as a repair material for perforations of the tympanic membrane, in Proceedings of the 89th Textile Institute World Conference, Fiber Society, [Wuhan, China], pp. 6-10. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads allardyce-silkfilms-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 443.97KB 150 Title Silk films as a repair material for perforations of the tympanic membrane Author(s) Allardyce,BJ orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-3371 Rajkhowa, orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-9126 Atlas,MD Dilley,RJ Wang,X orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Conference name The 89th Textile Institute World Conference Conference location Wuhan, P. R. China Conference dates 2-6 Nov. 2014 Title of proceedings Proceedings of the 89th Textile Institute World Conference Publication date 2014 Conference series Textile Institute World Conference Start page 6 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher Fiber Society Place of publication [Wuhan, China] Summary Large, chronic perforations of the tympanic membrane or eardrum can cause hearing loss as well as a range of secondary health problems. Current methods of repair usually involve grafting a material such as cartilage from another site on the body across the perforation. However, given problems such as possible infections at the graft donor site and the inability to see through the graft to assess infection within the middle ear, there is a need to develop an alternative material that is strong, readily available and transparent. Such a material would allow for less invasive surgery and potentially result in a superior hearing outcome for the patient. Our recent work has identified silk fibroin films as a promising material for this application. This paper reviews the repair of large perforations and compares the mechanical properties of silk with some existing graft materials. It also briefly discusses the difficulties in defining and comparing these properties with such different materials. Language eng Field of Research 090399 Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category EN Other conference paper ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2014, Textile Institute Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30070419 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 10 Mar 2015, 10:59:34 EST Wed, 11 Mar 2015, 04:02:51 EST Wed, 11 Mar 2015, 07:14:12 EST Fri, 20 Mar 2015, 14:46:01 EST Sat, 21 Mar 2015, 05:08:03 EST Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 07:43:47 EST Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 07:44:42 EST Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 07:48:16 EST Fri, 17 Apr 2015, 14:17:22 EST Wed, 12 Apr 2017, 15:36:56 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 10:42:57 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:51:02 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 153 Abstract Views, 154 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 20 Mar 2015, 14:46:01 EST