Optimization of cardiac cell seeding and distribution in 3D porous alginate scaffolds

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-312

  Dar, Ayelet ^a   Shachar, Michal ^a   Leor, Jonathan ^b   Cohen, Smadar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alginate scaffolds; Cardiac cells; Cell seeding; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

CARDIAC GRAFTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALGINIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLAST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; RAT; REGENERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ALGINATES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; POROSITY; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER;

EID: 0037027391     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10372     Document Type: Article

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