title: The potential for the use of nanofeaturing in medical devices.
abstract: This review looks at potential developments in medical devices which may be based upon nanofeaturing implant and tissue engineering scaffolds, and describes the basic science upon which such expectations are based.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK. A.Curtis@bio.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013499:Surface Properties; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials