Premium
Silk for Drug Delivery Applications: Opportunities and Challenges
Author(s) -
Seib F. Philipp,
Kaplan David L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201300083
Subject(s) - transdermal , drug delivery , nanotechnology , chemistry , silk , computer science , pharmacology , medicine , telecommunications , materials science
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.