Formation of a spherical multicellular aggregate (spheroid) of animal cells in the pores of polyurethane foam as a cell culture substratum and its application to a hybrid artificial liver

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 765-778

  Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakazawa, Kohji ^a   Mizumoto, Hiroshi ^a   Matsushita, Taku ^a   Funatsu, Kazumori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal experiment; Artificial liver; Mammalian cell; Packed bed bioreactor; Polyurethane foam; Primary hepatocyte; Spheroid

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOREACTOR; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; KIDNEY CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031850602     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: 15685624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856298X00136     Document Type: Article

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