Silk for Drug Delivery Applications: Opportunities and Challenges. Issue 9 (2nd October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seib, F. Philipp; Kaplan, David L.
• Is Part Of: Israel journal of chemistry. Volume 53:Issue 9/10(2013)
• Page Start: 756
• Page End: 766
• Publication Date: 2013-10-02
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201300083
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-2148

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Silk fibers have been used in textiles for more than 5, 000 years and as a suturing material for many centuries. The recent development of new applications for silks include drug delivery. An overview of this new field is provided, summarizing the development of emerging drug delivery applications which include silk‐based nanomedicines and transdermal delivery systems We also highlight some of the challenges in developing silk‐based drug delivery systems.</p> </abstract>