Transparent micro- and nanopatterned poly(lactic acid) for biomedical applications

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-787

  Mills, Christopher A ^a   Navarro, Melba ^b   Engel, Elisabeth ^b   Martinez, Elena ^a   Ginebra, Maria Pau ^b   Planell, Josep ^b   Errachid, Abdelhamid ^a   Samitier, Josep ^a  

^a Laboratory of NanoBioEngineering   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Microstructure; Nanoembossing; Nanostructure; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTACT ANGLE; MACROMOLECULES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MICROSTRUCTURE; TRANSPARENCY;

NANOEMBOSSING; POLYLACTIC ACID;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMEDICINE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOCHEMISTRY; CELL LINE; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL LINE; LACTIC ACID; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS;

EID: 33745538007     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30539     Document Type: Article

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