Nanofibrillar cellulose-alginate hydrogel coated surgical sutures as cell-carrier systems.

Hydrogel nanomaterials, especially those that are of non-human and non-animal origins, have great potential in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences due to their versatility and inherent soft-tissue like properties. With the ability to simulate native tissue function, hydrogels are potentially well...

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Main Authors: Patrick Laurén, Petter Somersalo, Irina Pitkänen, Yan-Ru Lou, Arto Urtti, Jouni Partanen, Jukka Seppälä, Mari Madetoja, Timo Laaksonen, Antti Mäkitie, Marjo Yliperttula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5567492?pdf=render