Fabrication of PLGA scaffolds using soft lithography and microsyringe deposition

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2533-2540

  Vozzi, Giovanni ^a   Flaim, Christopher ^b   Ahluwalia, Arti ^a   Bhatia, Sangeeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfabrication; Microsyringe; PLGA; Soft lithography

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEACHING; LITHOGRAPHY; POLYMERS; SPIN COATING; SYRINGES;

SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; LEACHING; MATERIAL COATING; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 12444253950     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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