Mechanical and structural response of a hybrid hydrogel based on chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol) cross-linked with epichlorohydrin for potential use in tissue engineering

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-50

  Garnica Palafox, I M ^a   Sanchez Arevalo F M ^a   Velasquillo, C ^b   Garcia Carvajal Z Y ^b   Garcia Lopez J ^b   Ortega Sanchez C ^b   Ibarra, C ^b   Luna Barcenas G ^c   Solis Arrieta L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE REHABILITACIÓN   (Mexico)

^c Polymer and Biopolymer Research Group   (Mexico)

Author keywords

chitosan hydrogel; mechanical properties; scaffold; tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CHITOSAN HYDROGEL; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (ESEM); EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FORMATION; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST;

CELL CULTURE; CHITOSAN; CYTOTOXICITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

HYDROGELS;

CHITOSAN; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ELASTIC CARTILAGE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; MESH SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VOLUME FRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

CARTILAGE; CHITOSAN; ELASTICITY; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84889889280     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: 15685624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2013.833441     Document Type: Article

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