00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611095172 Buklod 20140201113124.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110407s2011 xx u | eng d 9783642192722 (eBook) 3642192726 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00212404606 DML eng DMLUC R 857 T55 G83 2011eb Gualandi, Chiara. Porous polymeric bioresorbable scaffolds for tissue engineering [electronic resource] Chiara Gualandi. Berlin New York Springer c2011. 1 online resource (xii, 121 p.) ill. Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. The development and application of bioactive nano-structured constructs for tissue regeneration is the focus of the research summarised in this thesis. Moreover, a particular focus is the rational use of supercritical carbon dioxide foaming and electrospinning technologies which can lead to innovative polymeric bioresorbable scaffolds made of hydrolysable (both commercial and 'ad-hoc' synthesized) polyesters. Mainly, the author discusses the manipulation of polymer chemical structure and composition to tune scaffold physical properties, and optimization of scaffold 3D architecture by a smart use of both fabrication techniques. The multidisciplinary nature of this research is imperative in pursuing the challenge of tissue regeneration successfully. One of the strengths of this thesis is the integration of knowledge from chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science and biomedical science which has contributed to setting up new national and international collaborations, while strengthening existing ones. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Tissue scaffolds. Electronic books. SpringerLink (Online service). Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19272-2 (viewed 10 June 2014) FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource