Poly lactic acid based scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 409-414

  Carfì Pavia, Francesco ^a   Rigogliuso, Salvatrice ^a   La Carrubba, Vincenzo ^a   Mannella, Gianluca Anotnio ^a   Ghersi, Giulio ^a   Brucato, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS; ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; INTERNAL SURFACES; POLY LACTIC ACID; POST-IMPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTS; VASCULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84864406444     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1227069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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