Tuning the porosity of collagen-based scaffolds for use as nerve regenerative templates

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-155

  Sannino, A ^a   Madaghiele, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagen; Freeze drying; Porosity.; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; COLLAGEN; DEWATERING; HISTOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; SHRINKAGE; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL-PERMEABLE; CELLULAR MECHANISMS; COLLAGEN CONCENTRATIONS; COLLAGEN-BASED SCAFFOLDS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; FIBROTIC TISSUES; FREEZE-DRYING; FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS; FREEZING RATES; HOST CELLS; INNER TUBES; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; MICRO-PATTERNED; NEURAL STRUCTURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATIONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POROUS STRUCTURES; POROUS TUBES; RADIAL GRADIENTS; REGENERATIVE CAPACITIES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINES; TUBULAR SCAFFOLDS; WOUND CLOSURES; WOUND CONTRACTIONS;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 60849096681     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X08099930     Document Type: Article

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