Róbert Langer

Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery

In recent years, the development of nanoparticles has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. Nanoparticles have been developed to overcome the limitations of free...

Tissue Engineering

The loss or failure of an organ or tissue is one of the most frequent, devastating, and costly problems in human health care. A new field, tissue engineering, applies the princi...

Neocartilage formation <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> using cells cultured on synthetic biodegradable polymers

Abstract Cartilaginous implants for potential use in reconstructive or orthopedic surgery were created using chondrocytes grown on synthetic, biodegradable polymer scaffolds. Ch...

Tissue Engineering by Cell Transplantation Using Degradable Polymer Substrates

This paper reviews our research in developing novel matrices for cell transplantation using bioresorbable polymers. We focus on applications to liver and cartilage as paradigms ...

Cultivation of cell‐polymer cartilage implants in bioreactors

Abstract Cartilage implants for potential use in reconstructive or orthopedic surgery can be created by growing isolated cartilage cells (chondrocytes) in vitro on synthetic, bi...

Ionically crosslinkable polyphosphazene: a novel polymer for microencapsulation

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTIonically crosslinkable polyphosphazene: a novel polymer for microencapsulationSmadar Cohen, M. Carmen Bano, Karyn B. Visscher, Marie...

Nanocarriers as an emerging platform for cancer therapy