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Author:: Karve, Kiran A.; Gil, Eun Seok; McCarthy, Stephen P.; Kaplan, David L.
Source:: Journal of membrane science 2011 v.383 no.1-2 pp. 44-49
ISSN:: 0376-7388
Subject:: artificial membranes; crystal structure; diffusivity; drugs; fibroins; fluorescein; lysozyme; mass transfer; permeability; silk; silk proteins; vitamin B12
Abstract:: ... The material properties of silk are favorable for drug delivery due to the ability to control material structure and morphology under ambient, aqueous processing conditions. Mass transport of compounds with varying physical–chemical characteristics was studied in silk fibroin films with control of β-sheet crystalline content. Two compounds, vitamin B12 and fluorescein isothiocynate (FITC) labeled ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.032
PubMed:: 22135474
PubMed Central:: PMC3224987
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.032