Carbon nanotube interaction with extracellular matrix proteins producing scaffolds for tissue engineering

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 4511-4529

  Tonelli, Fernanda MP ^a   Santos, Anderson K ^a   Gomes, Katia N ^a   Lorençon, Eudes ^a   Guatimosim, Silvia ^a   Ladeira, Luiz O ^a   Resende, Rodrigo R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Collagen; Extracellular matrix proteins; Hyaluronic acid; Stem cells; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; CATHEPSIN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SCLEROPROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BONE REGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84870313193     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S33612     Document Type: Review

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