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However, constructing SF hydrogels with easily adjustable mechanical properties and clarified structure\u2013function relationships remains challenging. Herein, we fabricated a series of mechanically tunable SF hydrogels using ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) as a biocompatible crosslinker. The epoxy groups of EGDE readily react with the nucleophilic amino and hydroxyl groups on SF chains via ring-opening reactions, forming stable covalent crosslinks. By systematically optimizing the SF concentration, crosslinker molar ratio, and reaction temperature, hydrogels with well-defined porous architectures, stable crosslinked networks, and favorable biosafety were obtained. Among them, the 150-90-1 hydrogel exhibited optimal comprehensive performance, with a compressive strength of \u223c250 kPa, a tensile strength of \u223c280 kPa, and an adhesion strength of \u223c4.5 kPa to porcine skin. In vitro results confirmed that the hydrogel had cell viability above 90% and supported cell survival and proliferation. In vivo experiments using a mouse full-thickness skin wound model demonstrated that the hydrogel significantly accelerated wound closure, attenuated inflammatory infiltration, promoted re-epithelialization and collagen deposition, and enhanced angiogenesis by upregulating VEGF (28% at day 3; 47.8% at day 12) and CD31 (14.5% at day 3; 24.5% at day 12) while downregulating IL-6. Mechanistically, the negatively charged SF backbone enriched the positively charged endogenous VEGF through electrostatic interactions, and the hydrogel acted as a protective physical barrier to maintain a stable wound microenvironment. This work provides a facile strategy for developing mechanically adjustable SF hydrogels and elucidates their regulatory mechanism in wound repair, highlighting their great potential as safe and effective wound dressings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1021\/acsbiomaterials.6c00993","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T01:52:47Z","timestamp":1788227567000},"page":"5075-5086","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Fabrication of Mechanically Adjustable Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogels with Excellent Biocompatibility for Skin Wound Repair"],"prefix":"10.1021","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yanai","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiahao","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinyu","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaomeng","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qi","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4188-2057","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Shenzhou","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Soochow University , , ,","place":["Suzhou, China, 215123"]},{"name":"Jiangsu Advanced Textile Engineering Technology Center , , ,","place":["Nantong, Jiangsu, China, 226007"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"316","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,25]]},"reference":[{"issue":"7193","key":"2026091400072330200_cit1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"314","DOI":"10.1038\/nature07039","article-title":"Wound repair and regeneration","volume":"453","author":"Gurtner","year":"2008","journal-title":"Nature"},{"issue":"7","key":"2026091400072330200_cit2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1228","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.20463","article-title":"Topographical variations in the skin barrier and their role in disease pathogenesis","volume":"39","author":"Dajnoki","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. 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