Characterization of hyaluronan-methylcellulose hydrogels for cell delivery to the injured spinal cord

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 101 A, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1472-1477

  Caicco, Matthew J ^a,b   Zahir, Tasneem ^a   Mothe, Andrea J ^c   Ballios, Brian G ^d   Kihm, Anthony J ^e   Tator, Charles H ^c   Shoichet, Molly S ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

cell scaffold; cell therapy; hyaluronan; hydrogel; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE HYDROGELS; CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; CELL SCAFFOLD; CELL THERAPY; HYALURONAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI);

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GELATION; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REPAIR; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL VIABILITY; GELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL TORSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; METHYLCELLULOSE; RHEOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TISSUE THERAPY;

EID: 84875422862     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34454     Document Type: Article

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