Thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels: Transparency, rapid deswelling and cell release

Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-100

  Hou, Yaping ^a   Fei, Ruochong ^a   Burkes, Jonathan C ^a   Lee, Shin Duk ^a   Munoz Pinto, Dany ^a,b   Hahn, Mariah S ^b   Grunlan, Melissa A ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticle; Polysiloxane; Thermoresponsive

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455251486     PISSN: 21579083     EISSN: 21579091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2011.1005     Document Type: Article

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