Effects of surface properties and bioactivation of biomaterials on endothelial cells

Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

Volumn 2 S, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-255

  Monchaux, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Vermette, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Biomaterials; Cell growth; ECM; Endothelial cells; Extracellular matrix; Growth factors; Peptides; Proliferation; Proteins; Review; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; SCLEROPROTEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955057133     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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