PAM-microfabricated polyurethane scaffolds: In vivo and in vitro preliminary studies

Macromolecular Bioscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-68

  Vozzi, Giovanni ^a   Rechichi, Alfonsina ^a   Dini, Francesca ^a   Salvadori, Claudia ^a   Vozzi, Federico ^a,b   Burchielli, Silvia ^b   Carlucci, Fabio ^a   Arispici, Mario ^a   Ciardelli, Gianluca ^c   Giusti, Paolo ^a   Ahluwalia, Arti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

In vitro test; In vivo test; Mechanical properties; Microfabrication; Polymeric scaffolds; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; FIBROBLASTS; MICROFABRICATION; POLYMER FILMS;

GRANULOMATOUS REACTIONS; OCTAGONAL GRIDS; POLYMERIC SCAFFOLDS;

POLYURETHANES;

POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYRINGES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 38349122747     PISSN: 16165187     EISSN: 16165195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200700214     Document Type: Article

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