Diatoms: a biotemplating approach to fabricating drug delivery reservoirs

• Published in: Expert opinion on drug delivery Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 1687
• Main Authors: Chao, Joshua T, Biggs, Manus J P, Pandit, Abhay S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Animals; Diatoms - chemistry; Drug Carriers - chemistry; Drug Delivery Systems; Humans; Water - chemistry; skeleton; frustule; diatom; marine resources; biotemplating

Biotemplating is a rapidly expanding subfield that utilizes nature-inspired systems and structures to create novel functional materials, and it is through these methods that the limitations of current engineering practices may be advanced. The diatom is an exceptional template for drug delivery appl...