“Lyophilisomes”: A New Type of (Bio)capsule

Syntheticrather than biological building blocks are used because of theproceduresemployed. For biomedical applications it would beadvantageous if capsules could be prepared from the vast re-pertoireof(large) naturalmacromolecules, preferablywithoutthe need for amphiphilicity. One such example encompasseshollow microcapsules prepared by using cavitation methods,for example, spray-drying of aqueous albumin solutions.

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