Preparation and in vivo testing of porous alumina ceramics for cell carrier applications

Biomaterials

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-69

  Eckert, K L ^a   Mathey, M ^a   Mayer, J ^a   Homberger, F R ^b   Thomann, P E ^b   Groscurth, P ^b   Wintermantel, E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alumina ceramics; Biocompatibility; Cell carrier; Hot plate moulding; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ADIPOCYTE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE REACTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CERAMICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POROSITY; RATS;

EID: 0033991567     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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