Integrative Utilization of Microenvironments, Biomaterials and Computational Techniques for Advanced Tissue Engineering

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 212, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-89

  Shamloo, Amir ^a   Mohammadaliha, Negar ^a   Mohseni, Mina ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Computational methods; Extracellular matrix; Microfluidic device; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ARTIFICIAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXES; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; ENGINEERED BIOMATERIALS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; INTEGRATIVE UTILIZATION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIAL;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREAST EPITHELIUM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROENVIRONMENT; NERVE GROWTH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE INTERACTION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; ANIMAL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; REGENERATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84940386660     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.08.005     Document Type: Review

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