Injectable scaffolds (alginate capsules) for regenerative medicine

• Main Author: Toh, Shi Min.
• Other Authors: Choong Swee Neo Cleo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51467
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To be able to manipulate the properties of a scaffold is one of the requirements of an ideal scaffold, both for the purpose of drug delivery and tissue engineering. It has been well documented that cells are very responsive towards mechanical properties of a scaffold. Alginate is a mild gelling,...