Hollow microparticles as superior carriers for encapsulation and delivery of biomolecules

• Main Author: Kharel, Sharad
• Other Authors: Loo Say Chye Joachim
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73864
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bioactive molecules like peptides and proteins have gained significant attention in the field of therapeutics due to their exquisite specificity to their targets resulting in greater effective potency, reduced therapeutic dose and side effects. However, their low systemic stability and short half-li...