Agarose gel stiffness determines rate of DRG neurite extension in 3D cultures

Biomaterials

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1077-1084

  Balgude, A P ^a   Yu, X ^a   Szymanski, A ^a   Bellamkonda, R V ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Nerve regeneration; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CHICKEN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL; HYDROGEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GELS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURITES; SEPHAROSE;

EID: 0035105945     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00350-1     Document Type: Article

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