Gelatine and gelatine/elastin nanocomposites for vascular grafts: Processing and characterization

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-226

  Lamprou, Dimitris ^a   Zhdan, Peter ^a   Labeed, Fatima ^a   Lekakou, Constantina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elastin.; gel; gelatine; graft; nanocomposite; vascular

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CELL DENSITY; CROSS-LINKED GELS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL TEST; ELASTIN.; FUNCTION OF TIME; GELATINE; GLUTARALDEHYDES; MASS LOSS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NANO DOMAIN; NANO-FIBRILS; NANOCOMPOSITE GELS; NATURAL ARTERIES; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; VASCULAR; VASCULAR GRAFTS;

ALDEHYDES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; GRAFTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SOL-GEL PROCESS; TISSUE;

GELS;

ELASTIN; GELATIN; NANOCOMPOSITE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIN; GELATIN; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NANOCOMPOSITES; RATS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; VASCULAR GRAFTING;

EID: 80052649488     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: 15308022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885328210364429     Document Type: Article

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