The JNCASR (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research) has developed injectable silk-fibroin based hydrogel to deliver insulin to diabetic patients.
It was developed using biocompatible additives.
It increases insulin level in the blood for a longer period.
Fibroin is an insoluble protein.
The fibroin is produced by silk worm.
Silk has two proteins in its raw state called sericin and fibroin.