ABSTRACT

Wounds..................................................................................................................... 749 22.3 Gelatin/Oxidized Hyaluronan (Amenable to Cell Migration) .............................................. 750

22.3.1Preparation of oHA and Formulation of oHA/Gelatin Hydrogels........................... 750 22.3.2Hydrogel Morphological Analyses........................................................................... 754 22.3.3Swelling Properties of Hydrogels............................................................................. 755 22.3.4Rheological Analyses of Hydrogels.......................................................................... 755 22.3.5 Three-Dimensional In…ltration and Distribution of Cells in Hydrogels .................. 756 22.3.6Long-Term Cell Viability in the Presence of Hydrogels and In Vivo

Biocompatibility....................................................................................................... 758 22.4Carboxyethyl Chitosan/Oxidized Dextran Hydrogel for Prevention of Post-Surgical

Abdominal Adhesion............................................................................................................ 762 22.5 Suppression of Wound Healing by Hydrogel-Mediated Delivery of an iNOS Inhibitor ......765