Diffusion of soluble factors through degradable polymer nerve guides: Controlling manufacturing parameters

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2540-2550

  Kokai, Lauren E ^a   Lin, Yen Chih ^b   Oyster, Nicholas M ^a   Marra, Kacey G ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Guided tissue regeneration; Nerve guide permeability; Nerve regeneration; Poly(caprolactone); Polymer processing

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; POROSITY; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

GUIDE PARAMETERS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; NERVE GUIDE; NERVE GUIDE PERMEABILITY; NERVE REGENERATION; POLY(-CAPROLACTONE); POLY(CAPROLACTONE); POLYMER PROCESSING; PORE DIAMETERS; WALL THICKNESS;

NUTRIENTS;

GLUCOSE; LYSOZYME; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE REGENERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; THICKNESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 68949150929     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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