Chito-cotton: Chitosan coated cotton-based scaffold

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 32 IFMBE, Issue , 2010, Pages 404-408

  Agubuzo, O ^a   Mehl, P ^a,b   Wilson, O C ^a   Silva, R ^a  

^a Catholic University of America   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D matrix; chitin; chitosan; cotton; poly lysine

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CELL ATTACHMENTS; CHITOSAN SCAFFOLD; CONTROL TESTS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; INSOLUBLE COMPLEXES; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSANS; MATRIX; NEGATIVE CONTROL; POLYLYSINE; POROUS SCAFFOLD; STRUCTURAL POLYMERS; WOUND HEALING;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPHYSICS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COTTON; DRUG DELIVERY; DYES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS;

AMINO ACIDS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COTTON; DRUGS; DYES; LYSINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 78049374426     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14998-6_103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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