Biomedical applications of magnetically functionalized organic/inorganic hybrid nanofibers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 13661-13677

  Lee, Hwa Jeong ^a   Lee, Sang Joon ^a   Uthaman, Saji ^a   Thomas, Reju George ^b   Hyun, Hoon ^a   Jeong, Yong Yeon ^b   Cho, Chong Su ^c   Park, In Kyu ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Electrospinning; Magnetic nanoparticles; Nanofibers; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CERIUM NITRATE; CHITOSAN; DIGLYCINE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETITE; NANOFIBER; POLY(ACRYLATE METHACRYLATE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; CANCER THERAPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICELLIZATION; NANOFABRICATION; NANOMEDICINE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; NANOFIBERS; NEOPLASMS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84935026203     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160613661     Document Type: Review

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