Description
Book SynopsisSilk proteins show excellent biocompatibility, controllable biodegradability and non-immunogenicity, and as such are studied extensively worldwide for biomedical applications. In particular, there is increasing interest in their use for drug delivery systems. This focussed book on silk proteins for drug delivery systems, delves into a key emerging area to outline the concepts and define the field. Covering spider silk and silk worm cocoons, the editors elucidate the extraction, structure and properties of silk sericin and silk fibroin. Showing how these proteins are employed in micro and nano drug delivery systems, their use in pre-clinical and clinical trials, and closing with chapter on sustainability- driven innovation in the pharma industry, this book is ideal for graduates and researchers in biomaterials science and pharmaceutical science.
Table of ContentsMicro and Nano-Drug Delivery Systems; The Silk; Silk-Fibroin Micro-Drug Delivery Systems; Silk-Fibroin Nano-Drug Delivery Systems; Silk-Sericin Micro-Drug Delivery Systems; Silk-Sericin Nano-Drug Delivery Systems; Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Silk-Based Materials; From Bench to Bedside: the Long Way Towards GMP Scale-Up, Preclinical and Clinical Trials for Silk-Based Drug Delivery Systems; From Textile to Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry: Circular Economy Applied to Silk Manufacturing Wastes
