Pandis, Christos; Madeira, Sara; Matos, Joana; Kyritsis, Apostolos; Mano, Joao; Gómez Ribelles, José Luís(Elsevier, 2014-09-01)
Chitosan-silica porous hybrids were prepared by a novel strategy in order to improve the mechanical properties of chitosan (CHT) in the hydrogel state. The inorganic silica phase was introduced by sal-gel reactions in ...
Lebourg, Myriam Madeleine; Ródenas Rochina, Joaquín; Sousa, Tiago; Mano, Joao; Gómez Ribelles, José Luís(Wiley, 2013-02)
Scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering should promote both adequate biomechanical environment and chondrogenic stimulation. Hyaluronic acid (HA) has been used in cartilage engineering for its chondrogenic and ...