Polyurethane/poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid composite scaffolds fabricated by thermally induced phase separation

Biomaterials

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2109-2121

  Rowlands, A S ^a   Lim, S A ^a   Martin, D ^a   Cooper White, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell spreading; Composite; Mechanical properties; Polylactic acid; Polyurethane; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; GLYCOLS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYURETHANES; PORE SIZE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CELL SPREADING; POLYLACTIC ACID; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION (TIPS); TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SPREADING; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELASTICITY; EMULSION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NANOMEDICINE; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; LACTIC ACID; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NIH 3T3 CELLS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 33846704962     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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