Preparation and characterization of a chitosan conduit for neural tissue engineering

Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-50

  Ao, Qiang ^a,b   Wang, Ai Jun ^b   Sun, Zhi Gang ^a   Zhang, Xiu Fang ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; LYSOZYME; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FREEZE DRYING; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NEEDLE; NERVE GRAFT; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 40949112404     PISSN: 16738225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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