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Abstract Advances in biomaterials for drug delivery are enabling significant progress in biology and medicine. Multidisciplinary collaborations between physical scientists, engineers, biologists, and clinicians generate innovative strategies and materials to treat a range of diseases. Specifically, recent advances include major breakthroughs in materials for cancer immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases, and genome editing. Here, strategies for the design and implementation of biomaterials for drug delivery are reviewed. A brief history of the biomaterials field is first established, and then commentary on RNA delivery, responsive materials development, and immunomodulation are provided. Current challenges associated with these areas as well as opportunities to address long‐standing problems in biology and medicine are discussed throughout.

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Drug deliveryNanotechnologyMultidisciplinary approachEngineering ethicsMaterials scienceEngineering

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Year
2018
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review
Volume
30
Issue
29
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e1705328-e1705328
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798
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Owen S. Fenton, Katy N. Olafson, Padmini S. Pillai et al. (2018). Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery. Advanced Materials , 30 (29) , e1705328-e1705328. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705328

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10.1002/adma.201705328