An investigation of the potential application of chitosan/aloe-based membranes for regenerative medicine

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 6790-6797

  Silva, S S ^a   Popa, E G ^a   Gomes, M E ^a   Cerqueira, M ^a   Marques, A P ^a   Caridade, S G ^a   Teixeira, P ^a   Sousa, C ^a   Mano, J F ^a   Reis, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel; Chitosan; Dermal fibroblasts; Membrane; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CHITOSAN; FIBROBLASTS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

ALOE VERA; ALOE VERA GELS; BLENDED MEMBRANE; DERMAL FIBROBLASTS; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES; WOUND DRESSING MATERIALS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

MEMBRANES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN;

ALOE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TOPOGRAPHY; WETTABILITY; WOUND DRESSING;

ALOE VERA;

EID: 84877686812     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.02.027     Document Type: Article

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