title: Sol-gel-derived silicate nano-hybrids for biomedical applications.
abstract: Organic-inorganic hybrids of poly(dimethyl siloxane), gelatin, and chitosan with such silanes as tetraethoxysilane and 3-glycidoxytriethoxysilane are derived via the sol-gel routes. Their biomedical applications are discussed from biomimetic deposition of bone-like apatite, cell culture, and in vivo behavior.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuru
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirosaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D005780:Gelatin / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005782:Gels; D017640:Silicates; D005780:Gelatin; D048271:Chitosan