Nanobiotechnological approach to engineered biomaterial design: The example of elastin-like polymers

Nanomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-280

  Carlos Rodriguez Cabello J ^a   Prieto, S ^a   Arias, F J ^a   Reguera, J ^a   Ribeiro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Drug delivery; Elasrin like polymers; Hydrogels; Nanobiorechnology; Nanotechnology; Protein Polymer; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; ELASTIN; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HYDROGEL; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELASTIN; HYDROGELS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 34748888993     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17435889.1.3.267     Document Type: Review

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