Development of electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications: State of the art in Latin America

Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-60

  Caracciolo, Pablo C ^a   Tornello, Pablo R Cortez ^a   Ballarin, Florencia Montini ^a   Abraham, Gustavo A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Drug delivery systems; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMOXICILLIN; CARBON NANOTUBE; CYCLODEXTRIN; DENDRIMER; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER; EMBELIN; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; HYDROXYAPATITE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOFIBER; NANOPARTICLE; NITRIC OXIDE; PECTIN; POLYANILINE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLYSINE; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; POVIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYTOTOXICITY; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84887388339     PISSN: 21579083     EISSN: 21579091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2013.1066     Document Type: Review

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