DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LUNG DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX HYDROGELS

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including emphysema is a devastating condition, increasing in prevalence in the US and worldwide. There remains no cure for COPD, rather only symptomatic treatments. Due to unique challenges of the lung, translation of therapies for acute lung injury to t...

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Main Author: Pouliot, Robert A
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4465
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5542&context=etd