Aroos Rauf Rafiqu

Sericulture Waste to Wealth: Value-added Products and Sustainable Utilization

Aroos Rauf Rafiqu, Ravi Kant, Shyla PN, Raksha Sharma CM, Michael Thanga & Nunna Gayathri · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Sericulture a prominent agro-based industry in countries like India, China and Brazil generates significant quantities of by-products, including mulberry leaves, silkworm pupae, defective cocoons, rearing bed waste and silk sericin. Once considered waste, these by-products are in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103200

A Review on Recent Advances in Silk Sericin, Extraction, Properties, Applications and Future Perspectives

Michael Thanga, Lalhmangaihzuali, Jugabrat Sarma, Zonunmawii, Aroos Rauf Rafiqu & Mohammad Rafiq Bhat · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Silk sericin, traditionally considered a waste by-product of the silk industry has recently gained attention as a multifunctional biomaterial with applications across biomedical, cosmetic, nutraceutical and environmental sectors. Its unique amino acid composition and bioactive pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i91508