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Silk Hydrogels: Self‐Assembling Doxorubicin Silk Hydrogels for the Focal Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer (Adv. Funct. Mater. 1/2013)
Author(s) -
Seib F. Philipp,
Pritchard Eleanor M.,
Kaplan David L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370006
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , silk , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer science , drug delivery , doxorubicin , polymer chemistry , composite material , medicine , chemotherapy , surgery
Although silk is an ancient material, it is highly versatile and can be processed into various material formats to accommodate new and emerging applications. On page 58 , David L. Kaplan and co‐workers demonstrate that self‐assembling silk hydrogels can serve as a valuable local delivery platform for cancer research.