Silk Fibroin as a Functional Biomaterial for Drug and Gene Delivery

Silk is a natural polymer with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties which makes it a desirable biomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Silk fibroin (SF) has been widely used for preparation of drug delivery systems due to its biocompatibility, controllable degradabili...

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Main Authors: Mhd Anas Tomeh, Roja Hadianamrei, Xiubo Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/10/494