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Macroporous Hydrogels for Stable Sequestration andnSustained Release of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and BasicnFibroblast Growth Factor Using Nucleic Acid Aptamers 利用核酸适体稳定封存和持续释放血管内皮生长因子和碱性成纤维细胞生长因子的大孔水凝胶

Figshare Pub Date : 2019-04-17 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00423.s001

Lidya Abune (4218034), Nan Zhao (351674), Jinping Lai (1596097), Benjamin Peterson (5895257), Spencer Szczesny (6632087), Yong Wang (12837)

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