Solvent-cast PCL films support the regeneration of NG108-15 nerve cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6423, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sun, Mingzhu ^a   Downes, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nerve guidance tube; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Poly ( caprolactone) (PCL); Solvent casting; Surface analysis

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACETIC ACID; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DICHLOROMETHANE; ESTERS; ETHERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEURONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TEXTURES;

NERVE GUIDANCE TUBE; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION; SOLVENT CASTING; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

SURFACES;

EID: 51249103663     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.779219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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