title: Synthesis of silk fibroin micro- and submicron spheres using a co-flow capillary device.
abstract: A custom-made co-flow capillary device is used to synthesize monodisperse silk fibroin micro- and submicron-spheres with diameters tunable over a wide range of sizes. A model drug release is examined and control of degradation kinetics is obtained by changing sphere diameter.
authors: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
authors: Alexander N
authors: AN
authors: Mitropoulos
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Perotto
authors: Sunghwan
authors: S
authors: Kim
authors: Benedetto
authors: B
authors: Marelli
authors: David L
authors: DL
authors: Kaplan
authors: Fiorenzo G
authors: FG
authors: Omenetto
keywords: microfluidics; microspheres; nanoparticles; silk