Fabrication of large pores in electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for cellular infiltration: A review

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Zhong, Shaoping ^a   Zhang, Yanzhong ^b   Lim, Chwee Teck ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC SCAFFOLDS; CELLULAR INFILTRATION; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; HOST TISSUES; IN-VIVO; LARGE PORES; MICROPORES; NANO-FIBROUS; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; PORE GEOMETRY; POROUS SCAFFOLD;

BIOMIMETICS; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; CELL INFILTRATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSPINNING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; POROSITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84858978170     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: 19373376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2011.0390     Document Type: Article

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