Tropoelastin - A multifaceted naturally smart material

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 421-428

  Mithieux, Suzanne M ^a   Wise, Steven G ^b   Weiss, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Elastin; Extracellular matrix; Regenerative medicine; Tissue; Tissue engineering; Tropoelastin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL IMPLANT; CELL ATTACHMENTS; ELASTIC TISSUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN MONOMERS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TROPOELASTIN;

ELASTICITY; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOLOGY; REPAIR; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ELASTIN;

BIOMATERIAL; TROPOELASTIN;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SKIN; STENT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; TROPOELASTIN;

EID: 84877079892     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2012.06.009     Document Type: Review

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