Topographical control of ocular cell types for tissue engineering

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1571-1584

  McHugh, Kevin J ^a,b,c   Saint Geniez, Magali ^b,d   Tao, Sarah L ^a,e  

^a CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e New Technologies and Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

cell material interactions; eye; microstructure; nanomaterials nanophase; ophthalmic

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIOMATERIAL SCAFFOLDS; CELL BASED THERAPIES; CELL-MATERIAL INTERACTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; MICROENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; NATIVE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; OPHTHALMIC; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

CELL ENGINEERING;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL THERAPY; CELL TYPE; CORNEA; CORNEA OPACITY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; LENS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; EYE; EYE SURGERY; LASER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CORNEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE; HUMANS; LASERS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84886590971     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.32968     Document Type: Review

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