Silk‐on‐Silk Layer‐by‐Layer Microcapsules

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 13 Sep 2011 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Advanced Materials, volume 23, pages 4,655-4,660 (issn: 0935-9648, eissn: 1521-4095,

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Authors: Olga, Shchepelina; Irina, Drachuk; Maneesh K, Gupta; Jeffrey, Lin; Vladimir V, Tsukruk;

doi: 10.1002/adma.201102234

pmid: 21915919

Silk‐on‐Silk Layer‐by‐Layer Microcapsules

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Abstract

A IO N Silks are made of proteins produced naturally by silkworms and spiders and are known as biocompatible, biodegradable, and extraordinarily robust biomaterials frequently utilized in biomaterial composites. [ 1 , 2 ] The versatility of silk proteins, along with their favorable characteristics and potential for processing in aqueous solution under ambient conditions, make silk-based materials excellent candidates for biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems and scaffolds for tissue engineering. [ 3 ]

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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Keywords

Silk, Capsules, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Porosity, Protein Structure, Secondary

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