Mechanical properties, urea diffusion, and cell cultural response of poly(vinyl alcohol)-Chitosan bioartificial membranes via molecular modelling and experimental investigation

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2464-2470

  Ionita, Mariana ^a   Iovu, Horia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; C. Computational modelling; E. Casting; Polymer membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOARTIFICIAL MEMBRANES; BLEND MEMBRANES; BLENDS COMPOSITION; BULK MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM; CYTOTOXICITY ASSESSMENT; E. CASTING; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SILICO; IN-VITRO; INDIRECT CONTACT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMER MEMBRANE; SIMULATION DATA; SOLVENT-CASTING; SWELLING BEHAVIOUR; YOUNG MODULUS;

CELL CULTURE; CHITOSAN; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METABOLISM; POLYMER BLENDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UREA;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 84861198970     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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