Perspectives on : supercritical fluid technology for the preparation of 3D scaf...

• Author(s): Duarte, Ana Rita C. ; Mano, J. F. ; Reis, R. L.
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18229
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Scaffolds; Tissue engineering; Drug delivery; Supercritical fluids; Polymer; Phase inversion; Foaming; Impregnation; Sterilization
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Supercritical fluid technology has proven to be useful for many pharmaceutical applications and is now emerging as an alternative to conventional processes for the preparation of 3D structures and injectable particles suitable to be used in regenerative medicine. A current overview of the basic principles underlying supercritical fluid technology, the state of the art and future potential of this technology are presented.