Title :
Use of GAG-like polysaccharides to engineer hydrogel-filled nanofibrous structures
Author :
Modak, Piyush ; Bakhtina, Asya ; Portocarrero, Gloria ; Arinzeh, Treena ; Hammond, Willis ; Collins, George
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The goal of this study is the complete simulation of the structural and the functional components of the extra-cellular matrix using semi-synthetic polysaccharides for tissue engineering applications.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; cellular biophysics; nanobiotechnology; nanostructured materials; polymer gels; tissue engineering; GAG-like polysaccharides; extra-cellular matrix functional components; glycosaminoglycan; hydrogel-filled nanofibrous structures; semisynthetic polysaccharides; tissue engineering applications; Decision support systems; Nanostructures;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6879-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458210
