Recombinant biomaterials for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 672-673

  Ghandehari, Hamidreza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HYDROGEL; IMMUNOGENICITY; NANOFABRICATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DRUG CARRIERS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POLYMERS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 40549106502     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-007-9419-9     Document Type: Editorial

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