Seaweed polysaccharide-based hydrogels used for the regeneration of articular cartilage

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 410-424

  Popa, Elena Geta ^a   Reis, Rui Luís ^a   Gomes, Manuela Estima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cartilage regeneration; Clinical and commercial products; Hydrogels; In vitro in vivo applications; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; HYDROGELS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEAWEED; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ALGAE POLYSACCHARIDES; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE REGENERATION; CARTILAGE TISSUE ENGINEERING; CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; IN-VIVO; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

CARTILAGE;

HYDROGEL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SEAWEED;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MICE; POLYSACCHARIDES; REGENERATION; SEAWEED;

EID: 84949562500     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2014.889079     Document Type: Review

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