Bionanocomposites from lignocellulosic resources: Properties, applications and future trends for their use in the biomedical field

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 1415-1441

  Fernandes, Emanuel M ^a   Pires, Ricardo A ^a   Mano, João F ^a   Reis, Rui L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Keywords Nanocomposite Cellulose Scaffold Tissue engineering Lignocellulosic Biomedical

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BONE; CARTILAGE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG DELIVERY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE;

CELLULOSE SCAFFOLDS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; COMPOSITE PROCESSING; DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC RESOURCES; NANOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES;

TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 84885019137     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.05.013     Document Type: Review

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