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Coating with Microbial Hydrophobins: A Novel Approach to Develop Smart Drug Nanoparticles

  • Brahma N. Singh*
  • , Braj R. Singh
  • , Vijai K. Gupta
  • , Ravindra N. Kharwar
  • , Lorenzo Pecoraro
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

Abstract

Microbial hydrophobin (MH)-based surface coating is emerging as a novel protein engineering approach for drug nanoparticles to enhance the solubility and stability of therapeutic agents. These hydrophobins are amphiphilic proteins that can form self-assembled monolayers on hydrophobic materials and can coat nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1103-1106
Number of pages4
JournalTrends in Biotechnology
Volume36
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPrint publication - Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • coating
  • drug delivery
  • drug nanoparticles
  • microbial hydrophobins

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