A mussel-bioinspired coating strategy to licence PCL osteoinductive activity for repairing bone defects
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) is believed to play an essential role in the solidification and adhesion of liquid mussel adhesives; this thin polymer layer very tightly adheres to the surface of scaffolds, making it stable enough to prevent it from being peeled off. Fascinatingly, the deposition...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Materials Research and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422003714 |