Multi-functional macromers for hydrogel design in biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 27677-27706

  Hacker, Michael C ^a   Nawaz, Hafiz Awais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical cross linking; Click chemistry; Copolymer; Functional groups; Macromer; Macromonomer; N isopropylacrylamide; Physical gelation; Smart hydrogel

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; GELLING AGENT; LAMININ; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); BIOMATERIAL; BIOPOLYMER; HYDROGEL; PEPTIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CLICK CHEMISTRY; CROSS LINKING; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PEPTIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84947609459     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161126056     Document Type: Review

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