Hyaluronic acid for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications /

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is found in extracellular tissue in many parts of the body. It is a material of increasing importance to biomaterials science and is finding applications in diverse areas ranging from tissue culture scaffolds to cosmetic materials. Its properties, both physical and biochemical,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Collins, Maurice N. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom : Smithers Rapra, 2014.
Temas:
Hyaluronic acid > Therapeutic use.
Drug delivery systems.
Colloids.
Tissue scaffolds.
Hyaluronic Acid > therapeutic use
Drug Delivery Systems
Tissue Scaffolds
Biomedical Engineering > methods
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate > therapeutic use
Nanoparticles > therapeutic use
Acide hyaluronique > Emploi en thérapeutique.
Systèmes d'administration de médicaments.
Structures d'échafaudage tissulaires.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Colloids
Drug delivery systems
Hyaluronic acid > Therapeutic use
Tissue scaffolds
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Hyaluronic acid (HA) is found in extracellular tissue in many parts of the body. It is a material of increasing importance to biomaterials science and is finding applications in diverse areas ranging from tissue culture scaffolds to cosmetic materials. Its properties, both physical and biochemical, in solution or hydrogel form, are extremely attractive for various technologies concerned with body repair. This book considers the materials science behind some of the important biomedical and therapeutic applications that are emerging for HA. Key characteristics such as its mechanical properties,
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1909030783
9781909030787
9781680155044
1680155040

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