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• Silk microspheres and methods for surface lubrication

  Download a .pdf version of this invention hereSummaryResearchers at Tufts University have developed an injectable silk biopolymer device to treat joint disease which incorporates the 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC). This new biomaterial consists of silk fibroin microspheres which demonstrate excellent lubrication in friction tests. This...

  Published: 8/12/2020

  Inventor(s): David Kaplan, Xiaoqin Wang, Vijay John, Noshir Pesika, Rubo Zheng

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  Category(s): Medical devices

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• Preparation of Silk Nanospheres and Microspheres from Silk/PVA Blend Films

  Download a .pdf version of this invention hereResearchers at Tufts University have developed novel methods for fabricating nano- and micro-particles from silk. These biocompatible, biodegradable particles are formed under aqueous, ambient conditions and can be used to encapsulate drugs or other bioactive agents. This technology has a multitude of biomedical...

  Published: 6/4/2020

  Inventor(s): David Kaplan, Xiaoqin Wang

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  Category(s): Chemistry: polymers, Materials, Materials: nanoscale, Materials: polymers, Therapeutic: drug delivery, Nanotechnology: structures, Nanotechnology, Therapeutic

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