Hydrogels as biomimetic mineralisation scaffolds

Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-37

  Munro, Natasha H ^a   McGrath, Kathryn M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomimetic materials; Hybrid materials; Mineralisation scaffolds

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROGELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MINERALOGY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS; BIOMINERALS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; LENGTH SCALE; MATERIALS SCIENTIST; MECHANISM OF FORMATION; MINERALISATION; ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESULTING MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PATTERN; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84930189607     PISSN: 20459858     EISSN: 20459866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/bbn.11.00003     Document Type: Review

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