Two-photon laser polymerization: From fundamentals to biomedical application in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-66

  Raimondi, Manuela T ^a   Eaton, Shane M ^b   Nava, Michele M ^a   Laganà, Matteo ^a   Cerullo, Giulio ^a   Osellame, Roberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Femtosecond; Laser; Polymerization; Scaffold; Stem cell niche; Two photon

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CROSS LINKING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; LAB ON A CHIP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POLYMERIZATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL NICHE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84863890799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22808000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JABFM.2012.9278     Document Type: Review

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