Encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs with elastin-like recombinamers by supercritical antisolvent process for advanced biomedical applications

Abstract

Nowadays science tends to form multidisciplinary teams, where experts in different areas converge to achieve the same objective. This thesis is one of those examples where knowledge from areas such as genetic engineering, molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry and chemical engineering is gathered together to achieve a small step forward in the world of science. The development of advanced materials that improve the features of devices already on the market is a general challenge in all technological areas. The emergence of new therapeutic molecules and their validation stimulates the progress of new biomaterials, either as excipients or by exerting an active effect on the dosage and efficacy of the drug.