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Designing Silk-silk Protein Alloy Materials for Biomedical Applications
Published on: August 13, 2014
Designing materials for biology and medicine
Robert Langer1, David A Tirrell
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E25-342, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. rlanger@mit.edu
Abstract:
Biomaterials have played an enormous role in the success of medical devices and drug delivery systems. We discuss here new challenges and directions in biomaterials research. These include synthetic replacements for biological tissues, designing materials for specific medical applications, and materials for new applications such as diagnostics and array technologies.
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