Greater fibroblast proliferation on an ultrasonicated ZnO/PVC nanocomposite material

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 257-263

  Maschhoff, Paul M ^a   Geilich, Benjamin M ^a   Webster, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Fibroblast; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; PVC; ZnO

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE POLYVINYLCHLORIDE NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ULTRASOUND; WETTABILITY;

DISPERSION; FIBROBLAST; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PVC; ZNO;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84891508634     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S54897     Document Type: Article

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