Rheological and recovery properties of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels and human adipose tissue

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-319

  Patel, Parul Natvar ^a,b   Smith, Connie Kathleen ^a   Patrick Jr , Charles W ^b,c  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Hydrogels; Material properties; Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate; Soft tissue filler

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HYDROGELS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

HUMAN ADIPOSE TISSUE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE (PEGDA); SHEAR RATE; SHEAR THINNING;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; MATERIALS TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 18644377842     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30291     Document Type: Article

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