Hyperbranched polyglycerols at the biointerface

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-236

  Moore, Eli ^a,b   Thissen, Helmut ^b   Voelcker, Nicolas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COATINGS; DENDRIMERS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS;

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALITY; HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROLS; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; NON-SPECIFIC INTERACTIONS; STATE OF THE ART; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 84877680456     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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