Improved blood biocompatibility of composite film of chitosan/carbon nanotubes complex

Journal of Biorheology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-71

  Takahashi, Katsumune ^a   Shizume, Rumi ^a   Uchida, Katsumi ^a   Yajima, Hirofumi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood compatibility; Carbon nanotubes; Cell attachment; Chitosan; Surface characterization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATED DERIVATIVES; ANTIADHESION; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD PLATELETS; BOVINE AORTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; CELL ATTACHMENT; CELL ATTACHMENTS; CHITOSAN FILM; IN-CELL; IN-VITRO; PLATELET ADHESION; SAMPLE SURFACE; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION;

ADHESION; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CELL ADHESION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CONTACT ANGLE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; PLATELETS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SURFACE PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 78651559888     PISSN: 18670466     EISSN: 18670474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12573-009-0002-3     Document Type: Article

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