Critical attributes of nanofibers: Preparation, drug loading, and tissue regeneration

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 57-74

  Pelipenko, J ^a   Kocbek, P ^a   Kristl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Electrospinning; Nanomedicine; Nanotechnology; Polymers; Regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

NANOFIBER; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONDUCTANCE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSPINNING; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE REGENERATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84923382929     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.02.043     Document Type: Review

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