Beta 1 integrins in bone formation during development and engineering integrin-specific hydrogels for enhanced bone healing
Healing large bone defects remains a clinical challenge. While autografts are the gold standard treatment for large bone defects, they are limited by availability and donor site pain. Growth factor treatments such as BMP therapy provide a promising alternative but are expensive and present clinical...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51720 |