Macroporosity enhances vascularization of electrospun scaffolds

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-26

  Joshi, Vaidehi S ^a,b   Lei, Nan Ye ^a   Walthers, Christopher M ^b   Wu, Benjamin ^a,b   Dunn, James C Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Laser; Surgery; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; POLYCAPROLACTONE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROSPINNING; LASER; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OMENTUM; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LASERS, GAS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; POROSITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84879085740     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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