Nanotechnology and bio-functionalisation for peripheral nerve regeneration

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1191-1194

  Sedaghati, Tina ^a   Seifalian, Alexander M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NanoRegMed Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Nanomaterial; Nanotechnology; Nerve regeneration; Peptides; Regenerative medicine; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84940510126     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.162678     Document Type: Review

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