Hydrogel-based platforms for the regeneration of osteochondral tissue and intervertebral disc

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1590-1612

  Guarino, Vincenzo ^a   Gloria, Antonio ^a   Raucci, Maria Grazia ^a   Ambrosio, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disc nucleus; Hydrogels; Osteochondral tissue; Scaffolds; Tissue regeneration

Indexed keywords

BASIC FUNCTIONS; BIO-MOLECULAR; COMPLEX TISSUES; CRITICAL REVIEW; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DISC NUCLEUS; HARD TISSUES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; MULTICOMPONENTS; OSTEOCHONDRAL TISSUES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TISSUE FORMATION; TISSUE REGENERATION;

DEGRADATION; HISTOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84870507478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4031590     Document Type: Article

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