A preliminary study on using multi-nozzle polymer deposition system to fabricate composite alginate/carbon nanotube tissue scaffolds

17th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SFF 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 84-95

  Yildirim, E ^a   Yin, X ^a   Guceri, S ^a   Sun, W ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEPOSITION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FABRICATION; NOZZLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

ALGINATE SCAFFOLDS; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; DEPOSITION SYSTEMS; LAYERED FABRICATION; MICROTENSILE TESTING; POLYMER DEPOSITION; SPATIAL POSITIONS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84898456168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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