Injectable Hydrogels as Biomaterials

Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 179-203

  Nair, Lakshmi S ^a   Laurencin, Cato T ^a   Tandon, Mayank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogels three dimensional cross linked polymer networks, ability to swell but not dissolve in water; Injectable hydrogels as biomaterials; Injectable in situ forming gels advantages as protein delivery vehicle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879508456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470891315.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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