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Macromol. Biosci. 9/2010
Author(s) -
Spiess Kristina,
Lammel Andreas,
Scheibel Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.201090017
Subject(s) - spider silk , silk , biocompatibility , drug delivery , polymer science , biomedicine , nanotechnology , polymer , materials science , tissue engineering , biodegradation , chemistry , biomedical engineering , engineering , composite material , biology , bioinformatics , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Back Cover: (Bio)polymers, such as spider silk, allow applications in biomedicine due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mechanical properties. Upon polymer processing, spider silk proteins can adopt various morphologies, for example, particles, non‐wovens, and membranes among others. These properties make silk‐based materials good candidates for biomedical applications, such as drug delivery systems and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Further details can be found in the feature article by K. Spiess, A. Lammel, and T. Scheibel * on page 998 .