Hybrid PGS-PCL microfibrous scaffolds with improved mechanical and biological properties

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-291

  Sant, Shilpa ^a,b   Hwang, Chang Mo ^a,b,c   Lee, Sang Hoon ^c   Khademhosseini, Ali ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elastomer; Electrospinning; Fibres; Poly(glycerol sebacate); Polycaprolactone; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CURING; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROSPINNING; GLYCEROL; NANOFIBERS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE;

BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMERS; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; FIBER DIAMETERS; MECHANICAL; MICROFIBROUS; POLIES (GLYCEROLSEBACATE); POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE); SCAFFOLD MATERIALS; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

FIBERS;

ELASTOMER; POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTIMATE ELONGATION; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 79952741897     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.313     Document Type: Article

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