Electrospun nanofibrous mats: From vascular repair to osteointegration

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3508-3535

  Ribba, L ^a   Parisi, M ^a   D'Accorso, N B ^a   Goyanes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomedical materials; Drug delivery; Electrospinning; Nanofibers.; Osseointegration; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG DELIVERY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOFIBERS; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SPINNING (FIBERS); TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; BIOMEDICAL MATERIAL; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE;

ELECTROSPINNING;

BONE PROSTHESIS; NANOFIBER;

ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REGENERATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; ELECTROPLATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84931068523     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2014.2046     Document Type: Review

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