Hierarchical scaffolds via combined macro- and micro-phase separation

Biomaterials

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-647

  George, Peter A ^a   Quinn, Katie ^a   Cooper White, Justin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Integrin clustering; Nanotechnology; Self assembly; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CELL DEATH; CELL ENGINEERING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEPARATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BLOCK COPOLYMER DOMAINS; BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMS; CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULES; INTEGRIN CLUSTERING; POLYMER-SOLVENT SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; TOPOGRAPHICAL PROPERTIES;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

COPOLYMER; PEPTIDE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SPREADING; EMBRYO; FILM; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOLECULE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NIH 3T3 CELLS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 75549086940     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.094     Document Type: Article

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