Biocompatibility of Alginates for Grafting: Impact of Alginate Molecular Weight

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-394

  Schneider, Stephan ^a   Feilen, Peter J ^a   Kraus, Oliver ^a   Haase, Tanja ^a   Sagban, Tolga A ^a   Lehr, Hans Anton ^a   Beyer, J ^a   Pommersheim, Rainer ^b   Weber, Mathias M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CAVIS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alginate microcapsules; Biocompatibility; Molecular mass; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; GRAFTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PURIFICATION; TISSUE; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); VISCOSITY;

MICROENCAPSULATION; MULTILAYER CAPSULES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALGINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENT; FIBROSIS; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE; TRANSPLANTATION; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FIBROSIS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSPHERES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344011049     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIO-120025409     Document Type: Article

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