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Environmentally smart polymers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15941191     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Much progress has been made in the synthesis of polymers that emulate certain naturally occurring polymers and demonstrate exquisite sensitivity to environmental factors such as temperature, pH and mechanical stress. This article explains how these are finding use in medical technologies such as drug delivery and cell-sheet tissue engineering.
Authors:
David Williams
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical device technology     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1048-6690     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Device Technol     Publication Date:  2005 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-06-08     Completed Date:  2005-07-05     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9215490     Medline TA:  Med Device Technol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9-10, 13     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Clinical Engineering Department, University of Liverpool, UK Centre for Tissue Engineering. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Absorbable Implants*
Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
Environment*
Polymers / chemistry*
Tissue Engineering / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biocompatible Materials; 0/Polymers

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