Yan-Jun Gao

Spidroin-based nanoparticles derived from spider aggregate gland glue for efficient peptide drug delivery.

Spiders can produce a wide variety of silk types for daily functions, each exhibiting unique mechanical properties and biological roles. Among all silk types, aggregate silk is distinctive in that it is a viscoelastic, amorphous, and wet adhesive material, rather than a solid fibrous structure. However, unlike other sp...