Repairing Tendons with Silk Proteins (IMAGE) Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Caption Silk fibroin from silkworm cocoons are used in scaffolds for optimized regenerative tissues for tendon repair. Credit Terasaki Institute For Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) Usage Restrictions Permission for use requested License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.