Injectable acellular hydrogels for cardiac repair

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 528-542

  Tous, Elena ^a   Purcell, Brendan ^a   Ifkovits, Jamie L ^a   Burdick, Jason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Hydrogels; Myocardial infarction; Polymer; Ventricular remodeling

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ACRYLIC ACID; ALGINIC ACID; ALPHA CYCLODEXTRIN; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; BULKING AGENT; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; COPOLYMER; DEXTRAN; FIBRIN; FIBRIN GLUE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLACTIN; SCATTER FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; STREPTAVIDIN; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIAL STATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; INJECTIONS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 81255195214     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-011-9291-1     Document Type: Review

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