Characterization of a new scaffold formed of polyelectrolyte complexes using atomic force and ultrasonic force microscopy

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 716-721

  Valdés, Oscar ^a   Cuberes, M Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alginate; Atomic force microscopy; Nanomechanics; Polyelectrolyte complexes; Polyelectrolyte multilayers; Ultrasonic force microscopy

Indexed keywords

2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ATOMIC FORCE; ELASTIC BEHAVIOR; ELASTIC CONTRAST; MICA SURFACES; NANOSCALE RESOLUTIONS; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYER; POLYMER STRANDS; SODIUM ALGINATES; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT; SURFACE REGION; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES; ULTRASONIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ALGINATE; AMINO ACIDS; ATOMS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMOLECULES; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; MICA; MULTILAYERS; NANOMECHANICS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCAFFOLDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ALGINIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOENGINEERING; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROLYTES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; SONICATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 76749136294     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2009.1088     Document Type: Article

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