Polymeric scaffolds prepared via thermally induced phase separation: Tuning of structure and morphology

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 459-466

  Carfi Pavia F ^a   La Carrubba, V ^a   Piccarolo, S ^a   Brucato, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphology; Phase separation; Structure; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; ISOMERS; PHASE MODULATION; SCAFFOLDS; SEPARATION; SULFATE MINERALS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AVERAGE PORE SIZE; BOVINE SERUM (BS); DE-MIXING; DERMAL RECONSTRUCTION; HOMOGENEOUS SOLUTIONS; INITIAL STAGES; LONG RESIDENCE TIMES; LOW TEMPERATURE (LTR); MACRO-POROSITY; META-STABLE STATES; METASTABLE REGIONS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POLYMERIC SCAFFOLDS; RESIDENCE TIME (RT); STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; TERNARY SOLUTIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; WEIGHT LOSSES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

DIOXANE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIOXANES; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER;

EID: 47049116121     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31621     Document Type: Article

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