A mathematical model of wound healing and subsequent scarring

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 19-34

  Cumming, B D ^a   McElwain, D L S ^a   Upton, Z ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collagen; Fibroblast; Hybrid model; Transforming growth factor ; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; COLLAGEN; FIBROBLASTS; HYBRID SENSORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEPTIDES; TISSUE; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

COMPLEX PROCESSES; CYTOKINES; DERMAL WOUND HEALING; ELEMENT TYPE; GENERAL MODEL; HYBRID APPROACH; HYBRID MODEL; NANOMETRES; SIZE SCALE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

CELL CULTURE;

COLLAGEN; FIBRIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; FIBROBLAST; MACROPHAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 72849143853     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0536     Document Type: Article

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