Biomedical and biotechnological applications of Elastin-like polypeptides

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-154

  Simnick, Andrew J ^a   Lim, Dong Woo ^a   Chow, Dominic ^a   Chilkoti, Ashutosh ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Drug delivery; Elastin like polypeptide; Genetically encoded polymers; Protein purification; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSORS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

DRUG DELIVERY; ELASTIN-LIKE POLYPEPTIDE; GENETICALLY-ENCODED POLYMERS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

POLYPEPTIDES;

EID: 33847069209     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583720601109594     Document Type: Article

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