Adhesion of biocompatible and biodegradable micropatterned surfaces

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-184

  Kaiser, Jessica S ^a   Kamperman, Marleen ^a,b   de Souza, Emerson J ^a,c   Schick, Bernhard ^d   Arzt, Eduard ^a  

^a INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d Homburg University   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Bioinspiration; Gecko adhesion; Tissue engineering; Tympanic membrane restoration

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; GLYCEROL; MICROCHANNELS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIO-INSPIRATION; GECKO ADHESION; MICROPATTERNED; MICROPATTERNED SURFACE; MODEL SUBSTRATES; POLY LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID; POLY(LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID); TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RESTORATION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

DIMETICONE; GELATIN; GLYCERIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SKIN SURFACE; STRENGTH;

EID: 79953681339     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/IJAO.2011.6393     Document Type: Article

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