In situ-forming injectable hydrogels for regenerative medicine

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1973-1986

  Yang, Jeong A ^a   Yeom, Junseok ^a   Hwang, Byung Woo ^a   Hoffman, Allan S ^b   Hahn, Sei Kwang ^a,c  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial extracellular matrix; Cell therapy; Injectable hydrogel; Regenerative medicine; Tissue regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMIMETICS; CELLS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPLEXATION; CROSSLINKING; CYTOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULES; PATIENT TREATMENT; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ARTIFICIAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXES; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES; CELL THERAPY; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; INJECTABLE HYDROGELS; MICHAEL ADDITION REACTIONS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENTS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84910602067     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.07.006     Document Type: Review

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