Research Advances in Tissue Engineering Materials for Sustained Release of Growth Factors

Growth factors are a class of cytokines that stimulate cell growth and are widely used in clinical practice, such as wound healing, revascularization, bone repair, and nervous system disease. However, free growth factors have a short half-life and are instable in vivo. Therefore, the search of excel...

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Main Authors: Hai-yang Zhao, Jiang Wu, Jing-jing Zhu, Ze-cong Xiao, Chao-chao He, Hong-xue Shi, Xiao-kun Li, Shu-lin Yang, Jian Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/808202