Chitosan-thioglycolic acid conjugate: A new scaffold material for tissue engineering?

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Kast, Constantia E ^a   Frick, Wolfram ^a   Losert, Udo ^a   Bernkop Schnürch, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Chitosan; In situ gelling; Scaffold material; Thiolated chitosan; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CHITOSAN; CYANAMIDE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; THIOL GROUP; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; GEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037473464     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(03)00076-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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