Mechanical properties of alginate hydrogels manufactured using external gelation

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-142

  Kaklamani, Georgia ^a,b,c   Cheneler, David ^a,d   Grover, Liam M ^a   Adams, Michael J ^a   Bowen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LAAS CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Calcium; Cation; Hydrogel; Indentation; Magnesium; Modulus; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CELL ENGINEERING; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; GELATION; INDENTATION; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POSITIVE IONS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SODIUM ALGINATE; STEM CELLS; STRONTIUM;

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DIVALENT CATION; MODULUS; MULTIVALENT CATIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE CHAIN; SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING; STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION;

HYDROGELS;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; MAGNESIUM ION; STRONTIUM; BIOMATERIAL; CATION; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; HYDROGEL; METAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CROSS LINKING; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GELATION; HYDROGEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATIONS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HARDNESS; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84900811047     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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