Surface biofunctionalization aims to create cell-instructive surfaces that control the behavior of cells and modulate cellular interactions by incorporating cell signaling moieties at the …
JM Goddard, JH Hotchkiss - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in the covalent attachment of bioactive compounds to functionalized polymer surfaces including relevant techniques in polymer surface …
Critical‐sized defects in bone, whether induced by primary tumor resection, trauma, or selective surgery have in many cases presented insurmountable challenges to the current …
PX Ma - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is an exciting research area that aims at regenerative alternatives to harvested tissues for transplantation. Biomaterials play a pivotal …
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field. It has shown great promise in generating living alternatives for harvested tissues and organs for transplantation …
H Chen, L Yuan, W Song, Z Wu, D Li - Progress in Polymer Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Biocompatibility is one of the most important characteristics of a biomedical polymer material whose surface is required to interact with a biological system. Such interactions between …
This review describes recent progresses in the development and applications of smart polymeric gels, especially in the context of biomedical devices. The review has been …