Formation of spheroidal aggregates of hepatocytes on biodegradable polymers under continuous-flow bioreactor conditions

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-199

  Pollok, J M ^a,c   Kluth, D ^c   Cusick, R A ^a   Lee, H ^a   Utsunomiya, H ^a   Ma, P X ^b   Langer, R ^b   Broelsch, C E ^c   Vacanti, J P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Bioreactor; Cell transplantation; Hepatocyte; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; CELL AGGREGATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPHEROID CELL;

EID: 0031697599     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071153     Document Type: Article

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