Manufacture and characterization of poly(α-hydroxy ester) thin films as temporary substrates for retinal pigment epithelium cells

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-327

  Thomson, Robert C ^a   Giordano, Giovanni G ^b,c   Collier, Joel H ^a   Ishaug, Susan L ^a   Mikos, Antonios G ^a   Lahiri Munir, Devjani ^b   Garcia, Charles A ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Poly( hydroxy esters); Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030071341     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)85570-0     Document Type: Article

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