Synthesis, characterization and in vitro cytocompatibility studies of chitin nanogels for biomedical applications

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 943-949

  Rejinold, N Sanoj ^a   Nair, Amrita ^a   Sabitha, M ^a   Chennazhi, K P ^a   Tamura, H ^b   Nair, S V ^a   Jayakumar, R ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitin nanogels; Drug delivery; Swelling; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PH; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CELL LINES; CELL UPTAKE; CONTROLLED REGENERATION; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; GROWTH FACTOR; IN-VITRO; NANOGELS;

CELL CULTURE; CHITIN; DRUG DELIVERY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 80054775819     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.08.044     Document Type: Article

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