Silk fibroin-based nanoparticles for drug delivery

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 4880-4903

  Zhao, Zheng ^a,b   Li, Yi ^b   Xie, Mao Bin ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Nanoparticles; Preparation methods; Silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; DOXORUBICIN; GROWTH FACTOR; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; PACLITAXEL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILK FIBROIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DRUG CARRIER; FIBROIN; IMMOBILIZED PROTEIN; SILK;

BOMBYX MORI; CANCER THERAPY; CAPILLARY MICRODOT TECHNIQUE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COACERVATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSPRAYING; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL COMMINUTION; MICROEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SALTING OUT; SPIDER; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE TRANSFER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG CARRIERS; FIBROINS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZED PROTEINS; NANOPARTICLES; NEOPLASMS; SILK;

EID: 84925844966     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16034880     Document Type: Review

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