Microsyringe-based deposition of two-dimensional and three-dimensional polymer scaffolds with a well-defined geometry for application to tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1089-1098

  Vozzi, G ^a   Previti, A ^a   De Rossi, D ^a   Ahluwalia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SYRINGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISCOSITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; LACTIC ACID; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SYRINGES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036892817     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107632702320934182     Document Type: Article

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