Multiscale characterization of a chimeric biomimetic polypeptide for stem cell culture

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Sbrana, F ^a   Fotia, C ^b   Bracalello, A ^c   Baldini, N ^b   Marletta, G ^d   Ciapetti, G ^b   Bochicchio, B ^c   Vassalli, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC POLYPEPTIDES; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MULTISCALE CHARACTERIZATIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMIMETICS; CELL CULTURE; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYPEPTIDES; STEM CELLS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

PEPTIDE; SCLEROPROTEIN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84870349565     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/7/4/046007     Document Type: Article

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