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Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application

The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Po...

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Main Author: Kelly, Tracey
Format: Other
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2013
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Novel hydrogels
Biomedical application
Synthetic hydrogels
Natural hydrogels
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/30897
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spelling my.unimap-308972013-12-27T07:38:43Z Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application Kelly, Tracey Novel hydrogels Biomedical application Synthetic hydrogels Natural hydrogels The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Postgraduates Student Association Ireland (MyPSI), 18th - 19th June 2012 at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In recent years, hydrogels have become the most favourable materials used for cell encapsulation, as their high water content and rubbery nature mimic many natural biological tissues, they also have mechanical and structural properties similar to many tissues, can be processed under relatively mild conditions and delivered in a minimally invasive manner, allowing reduction of undesirable side effects [1,i]. Hydrogels are composed of either natural or synthetic polymers. Since the first successful application of hydrogels in cell encapsulation was achieved by Lim and Sun, 1980 [ii], both synthetic and natural based hydrogels have been advanced with numerous applications with varying levels of development. Most researchers focus on natural hydrogels are they are known to provide biological signals in vivo to encourage cell proliferation and differentiation, both of have been shown to be crucial for successful implantation. However, synthetic hydrogels have physical and mechanical properties that can be easily manipulated. In this study, synthetic hydrogels of a poly(vinyl alcohol) solution are prepared by a freeze/thawing method for the study of cell encapsulation 2013-12-27T07:38:43Z 2013-12-27T07:38:43Z 2012-06-18 Other p. 1286 978-967-5760-11-2 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/30897 en The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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topic Novel hydrogels
Biomedical application
Synthetic hydrogels
Natural hydrogels
spellingShingle Novel hydrogels
Biomedical application
Synthetic hydrogels
Natural hydrogels
Kelly, Tracey
Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
description The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Postgraduates Student Association Ireland (MyPSI), 18th - 19th June 2012 at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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author Kelly, Tracey
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title Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
title_short Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
title_full Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
title_fullStr Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
title_full_unstemmed Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
title_sort development of novel hydrogels for biomedical application
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/30897
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