Roles of Polymer Crosslinking Density and Crystallinity in Regulating Surface Characteristics and Pre-osteoblastic MC3T3 Cell Behavior

This dissertation presents material design strategies to investigate cell-biomaterial interactions on specific biocompatible polymers and polymer blends by using mouse pre-osteoblastic MC3T3 cells aiming for potential applications in bone tissue engineering. Chapter 1 reviews some related background...

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Main Author: Wang, Kan
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2011
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1138