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Title Biomimetic materials and design : biointerfacial strategies, tissue engineering, and targeted drug delivery / edited by Angela K. Dillow, Anthony M. Lowman
Published New York : Marcel Dekker, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 679 pages) : illustrations
Series BIOSCIENCEnetBASE
Contents Preface; Contents; Contributors; Use of Supported Thin Films of Peptide Amphiphiles as Model Systems of the Extracellular Matrix to Study the Effects of Structure- Function Phenomena on Cell Adhesion; Engineering of Integrin-Specific Biomimetic Surfaces to Control Cell Adhesion and Function; Mimetic Peptide-Modified Materials for Control of Cell Differentiation; Effects of Substratum Topography on Cell Behavior; Cytomimetic Biomaterials Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications
Summary Offering strategies to control adhesive interactions, elicit specific cellular responses and improve the biocompatibility, performance and durability of prosthetic materials, this text studies the effect of topographical features on cell behaviours such as orientation, migration and differentation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Biomimetics.
Biomimetic polymers.
Biomedical materials.
Drug targeting.
Biomimetic Materials -- chemical synthesis
Biomimetic Materials -- therapeutic use
Drug Delivery Systems -- methods
Tissue Engineering -- methods
Biomimetics
Drug Delivery Systems
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Biomedical.
MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Medical Technology.
MEDICAL -- Biotechnology.
MEDICAL -- Lasers in Medicine.
Biomedical materials
Biomimetic polymers
Biomimetics
Drug targeting
Biomimetic chemistry.
Drug targeting.
Dunne films.
Membranen.
Celbiologie.
Biomaterialen.
Implantatie.
Geprogrammeerde toediening.
Form Electronic book
Author Dillow, Angela K., 1970-
Lowman, Anthony M., 1970-
ISBN 0824743806
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