Protein-hydrogel interactions in tissue engineering: Mechanisms and applications

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-171

  Zustiak, Silviya P ^a   Wei, Yunqian ^b   Leach, Jennie B ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY BINDING; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; COMPLEX FIELDS; COVALENT BINDING; GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY; NEURAL APPLICATIONS; SOFT TISSUE ENGINEERING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS; TISSUE REMODELING; WEAK FORCE;

BIOMATERIALS; HYDROGELS; PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

CYANAMIDE; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROTEIN; SUCCINIMIDE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADSORPTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CLICK CHEMISTRY; COVALENT BOND; FIBROSIS; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; IMMOBILIZATION; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN HYDROGEL INTERACTION; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PROTEINS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84874682208     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: 19373376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2012.0458     Document Type: Review

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