Iontophoresis-stimulated silk fibroin films as a peptide delivery system for wound healing

Silk fibroin (SF) films containing a peptide, neurotensin (NT), stimulated by iontophoresis were developed aiming to modulate the inflammatory process and prevent the growth of microorganisms typical of wounds. NT-loaded SF films composition shows predominance of β-sheet structures that conferred adequate mechanical properties, transparency, moderate roughness and low swelling index to fibroin films. Infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis...