Design and evaluation of collagen-inspired mineral-hydrogel nanocomposites for bone regeneration
Akhil Patel, Samer H. Zaky, Karen Schoedel, Hongshuai Li, Vinayak Sant, Elia Beniash, Charles Sfeir, Donna B. Stolz, Shilpa Sant
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsMaterials scienceNanocompositeBiomedical engineeringRegeneration (biology)Amorphous calcium phosphateCalvariaApatiteBone healingNanotechnologyCalciumChemistrySurgeryPolymer chemistryMineralogyCell biologyBiochemistryIn vitroMedicineBiologyMetallurgyBone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCollagen: Extraction and Characterization