Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine fibers activate bone regeneration in a rabbit femur injury model

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Muise Helmericks, Robin C ^a   Demcheva, Marina ^b   Vournakis, John N ^b   Seth, Arun ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Marine Polymer Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone regeneration; Poly N acetyl glucosamine fibers

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; NANOFIBER; POLY N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE NANOFIBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLY N ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE; POLY-N-ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TISSUE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMUR; MALE; NANOFIBERS; OSTEOBLASTS; RABBITS;

EID: 84863654273     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182258799     Document Type: Article

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