Synthetic/biopolymer nanofibrous composites as dynamic tissue engineering scaffolds

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-130

  Kluge, J A ^a   Mauck, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Composites; Mechanical properties; Synthetic; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856151361     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_142     Document Type: Review

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