Why has the sericin been removed from the silk?
Medical grade silk, used as stitches in surgical operations, is made of pure fibroin, the central core of the silk thread. This is because the outer sericin coating of conventional silk has been shown in the past to be linked to some allergic reactions. There has only ever been one report of a single allergic reaction to Fibroin silk in the whole world. DermaSilk therefore uses pure fibroin silk for this reason.
