Nanocomposite hydrogels and their applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-52

  Song, Fangfang ^a   Li, Xiaoqiong ^b   Wang, Qun ^c   Liao, Liqiong ^a   Zhang, Chao ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Nanocomposite hydrogel; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHARACTERIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; INORGANIC AND ORGANIC MATERIALS; NANO-SIZED PARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLDING;

HYDROGELS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE; HYDROXYAPATITE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; BIOMATERIAL; HYDROGEL; NANOCAPSULE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CLAY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGELS; NANOCAPSULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84918505665     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2015.1962     Document Type: Review

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