Trends in biomedical engineering: Focus on smart bio-materials and drug delivery

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Tanzi, Maria Cristina ^a   Bozzini, Sabrina ^a   Candiani, Gabriele ^a   Cigada, Alberto ^a   de Nardo, Luigi ^a   Farè, Silvia ^a   Ganazzoli, Fabio ^a   Gastaldi, Dario ^a   Levi, Marinella ^a   Metrangolo, Pierangelo ^a   Migliavacca, Francesco ^a   Osellame, Roberto ^a   Petrini, Paola ^a   Raffaini, Giuseppina ^a   Resnati, Giuseppe ^a   Vena, Pasquale ^a   Vesentini, Simone ^a   Zunino, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable stents; Drug delivery; Gene delivery; Modification; Shape memory polymers; Surface; Surface modeling

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOMATERIAL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROCARBON; MACROGOL; PECTIN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; MICROBUBBLE; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; TITANIUM;

EID: 79960973339     PISSN: 17226899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JABB.2011.8563     Document Type: Article

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