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Abstract
Silk has fascinated humans since ancient times; silk fibres have been used in textiles for more than 5,000 years and for many centuries as a suturing material (Lubec, Holbaubek et al. 1993, Omenetto and Kaplan 2010). The remarkable strength and toughness of silk stems from its evolution as a structural engineering material in nature (Vollrath and Porter 2009, Buehler 2013). Silk is a sustainable and ecologically benign biopolymer that can be manufactured using
green processes (Vollrath and Porter 2009). Over the past 25 years, we have seen a tremendous development of both bottom-up and top-down approaches for the generation of silk biopolymers.
green processes (Vollrath and Porter 2009). Over the past 25 years, we have seen a tremendous development of both bottom-up and top-down approaches for the generation of silk biopolymers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Hydrogels |
Subtitle of host publication | Design, Synthesis & Application in Drug Delivery & Regenerative Medicine |
Editors | Thakur Raghu Raj Singh, Garry Laverty, Ryan Donnelly |
Pages | 208-227 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- silk hydrogels
- drug delivery
- gelation
- biopharmaceuticals
- drug release
- stem cell delivery
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Engineering self-assembling silk hydrogels for the delivery of stem cells
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
13/10/16 → 27/01/19
Project: Research