Liquid-liquid two-phase systems for the production of porous hydrogels and hydrogel microspheres for biomedical applications: A tutorial review

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-56

  Elbert, Donald L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid; Emulsion polymerization; Phase inversion; Precipitation polymerization; Suspension polymerization

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; GELATION; HYDROGELS; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROEMULSIONS; MICROSPHERES; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEL MICROSPHERES; LIQUID-LIQUID TWO PHASIS; MACROPOROUS HYDROGELS; PHASE INVERSION; POROUS HYDROGELS; PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATIONS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALBUMIN; ALGINIC ACID; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BENZENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BIOMATERIAL; DEXTRAN DERIVATIVE; DEXTRAN MICROSPHERE; DOXORUBICIN; GELATIN MICROSPHERE; GUM ARABIC; HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYALURONIC ACID MICROSPHERE; INSULIN; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MACROGOL SEBACIC ACID DIACRYLATE MICROSPHERE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MICROSPHERE; N ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE; OVALBUMIN; POLOXAMER; POLY (N ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE) CO ACRYLIC ACID) MICROSPHERE; POLY(2 HYDROXYLETHYLMETHACRYLATE CO METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLY(STYRENE CO METHACRYLIC ACID) MICROSPHERE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL VIABILITY; COACERVATION; CROSS LINKING; DISPERSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GELATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KINETICS; LIQUID; MICROCAPSULE; MICROEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSPENSION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 78049430322     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.07.028     Document Type: Review

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